Patent ID: 8628091

Claim:
A method for installing a vapor seal assembly to pass at least one continuous wire through an aperture defined by a bulkhead, the method comprising: providing a split shell having a hollow cylindrical extension and an annular flange, wherein the cylindrical extension comprises a threaded exterior surface having a raised portion and the annular flange comprises a plurality of notches along a periphery of the flange; providing a split annular gasket having a flat surface and an opposing surface that comprises a plurality of tabs; assembling the split shell and the split gasket around the wire; placing the gasket onto the cylindrical extension such that an interior surface of the gasket engages an exterior surface of the cylindrical extension and such that the plurality of tabs engages the plurality of notches so as to lock the split shell and the gasket together; passing the cylindrical extension through the aperture in the bulkhead; providing a resilient insert that defines at least one elongated channel for receiving the wire; pressing the wire into the channel; sliding the resilient insert into the cylindrical extension of the shell; assembling a split retainer and a split nut around the wire; engaging the split nut into the retainer such that the split nut and the retainer are locked together; threading the split nut and retainer onto the threaded exterior surface of the cylindrical extension such that an interior surface of the split nut engages the raised portion; and tightening the split nut to impart a crimping effect on the resilient insert and to eliminate gaps within the assembly.