Patent ID: 8273200

Claim:
A method of disposing a tubular covering sleeve for electric-cable joints on a supporting element, the method comprising: arranging the tubular covering sleeve; arranging a pair of expanders, each at a respective end of the tubular covering sleeve and at a substantially coaxial position relative to the tubular covering sleeve; introducing the expanders into the respective ends of the tubular covering sleeve; abutting distal ends of the expanders against each other at an axially intermediate portion of the tubular covering sleeve; and arranging the tubular covering sleeve in a radially expanded condition on the supporting element; wherein each of the expanders comprises: a radially external tubular body; and at least one radially internal body; and wherein abutting distal ends of the expanders comprises: first abutting the radially internal bodies; and subsequently abutting the radially external tubular bodies.