Patent ID: 7026555

Claim:
A method for manufacturing an insulator comprising the steps of: a) providing a body containing a polymer and a glass, the body being cylindrically shaped and enclosing a cavity; b) providing a connector for assembly onto the body that has been cast and machined with an anchoring surface that is cylindrically shaped; c) assembling the connector onto the body so that, after assembly, the connector and the body are generally coaxial; d) providing a housing defining element previously shaped to form at least one shed; e) arranging the body and the housing defining element in relation to each other so that a distance exists between the body and the housing defining element that corresponds to a cylindrical thickness of a shield layer; and f) ejecting rubber into the housing defining element so that the rubber forms a housing comprising the shield layer and at least one shed, whereby at least a portion of the body and at least a portion of the connector are located within the housing.