Patent ID: 8485847

Claim:
A method for coupling an end portion of a first insulated conductor to an end portion of a second insulated conductor, comprising: placing a sleeve over the end portion of the first insulated conductor and the end portion of the second insulated conductor; filling an interior volume of the sleeve with electrically insulating material; and moving the end portion of the first insulated conductor and the end portion of the second insulated conductor towards the center of the sleeve; wherein an end portion of a core of the first insulated conductor and an end portion of a core of the second insulated conductor are electrical coupled inside an electrically conductive core coupling located inside the sleeve when the end portions of the insulated conductors are moved together; and wherein the electrically insulating material is compressed between an end portion of an electrical insulator in the first insulated conductor and an end portion of an electrical insulator in the second insulated conductor when the end portions of the insulated conductors are moved together.