Patent ID: 7195504

Claim:
A high-pressure connector for an electrical power cable segment having a central stranded conductor encased in a polymeric insulation jacket and having an interstitial void volume in the region of the stranded conductor, the high-pressure connector being suited for confining a fluid within the interstitial void volume at a residual pressure above atmospheric, but below the elastic limit of the polymeric insulation jacket, the high-pressure connector comprising: a housing having a wall defining an interior chamber configured to be in fluid communication with the interstitial void volume, the housing having an end portion with the housing wall thereof sized to receive the insulation jacket within the housing interior chamber and to overlap at least a portion of the insulation jacket at an end thereof with the cable segment extending from the housing end portion and at least a portion of the stranded conductor positioned within the housing interior chamber; and attachment means for sealing the insulation jacket with respect to the housing wall and confining the fluid at the residual pressure within the housing interior chamber and the interstitial void volume, and for sufficiently securing the cable segment to the housing to prevent pushback of the insulation jacket at the residual pressure, wherein the attachment means includes inwardly projecting engagement members attached to the housing wall and configured to deform and partially penetrate the insulation jacket along the periphery thereof to secure the housing wall to the insulation jacket.