Patent ID: 7109422

Claim:
A polymer jacket tube comprising: a rigid insulation sleeve which includes a central conductor bar; a conical reception port for receiving a cable terminal, said conical reception port extending and narrowing from an opening in a distal end face of said rigid insulation sleeve to an opposite end adjoining said central conductor bar; and a silicone polymer covering which surrounds said conductor bar and said rigid insulation sleeve, and having a plurality of shades longitudinally spaced from one another along its outer surface; a metal fitting for relieving electrical stress including one portion embedded in and fixed to said rigid insulation sleeve and a flange portion, said flange portion being located between said silicone polymer covering and said opening of said conical reception port; and wherein said rigid insulation sleeve, said central conductor bar, said silicone polymer covering, and said metal fitting are molded together into a single integral unit.