Patent ID: 8070509

Claim:
A splice restraint for use with sleeves that attach to joints, the splice restraint comprising: a first securing member constructed and arranged to engage a first sleeve installable on a first leg of a joint at a first point; a second securing member constructed and arranged to be engage a second sleeve installable on a second leg of said joint at a second point; and a strap connecting the first securing member to the second securing member, the strap having a length determined by the distance between the first point on the first sleeve and the second point on the second sleeve when the first and second sleeves are properly installed on the joint, the strap comprising a grounding eye; wherein the first point is within a groove formed in the first sleeve, and the second point is within a groove formed in the second sleeve, and wherein at least one of the first securing member or second securing member extends around the entire circumference of the first and/or second groove of the first and/or second sleeve.