Patent ID: 7247266
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B29C,B29K,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an electrical cable accessory, said method comprising the steps: providing a substrate having a desired contour in relation to the electrical cable accessory; coating the substrate with an elastomeric material having a first coefficient of friction and comprising a lubricating constituent to form a coated substrate, wherein the lubricating constituent reduces the first coefficient of friction of the elastomeric material; contacting the coated substrate with an uncured elastomeric compound having a second coefficient of friction; curing the elastomeric material and elastomeric compound by applying heat and pressure sufficient to transfer and chemically bond the elastomeric material to the elastomeric compound; and separating the substrate from the elastomeric material and the elastomeric compound, wherein the elastomeric material coating forms a surface on the elastomeric compound and wherein the reduced first coefficient of friction of the elastomeric material coating is less than the second coefficient of friction of the elastomeric compound.