Patent ID: 8555499

Claim:
A method of splicing at least one first cable with at least one second cable, each cable including at least one conductor, the method comprising: providing an elastic tubular sleeve supported in a radially expanded direction by at least one supporting element while the tubular sleeve is in a radially expanded condition; arranging the tubular sleeve, while engaged in the radially expanded condition on the at least one supporting element, in a substantially coaxial position around one of the cables; connecting the at least one conductor of the at least one first cable with the at least one conductor of the at least one second cable to obtain a splicing region between the cables; positioning the tubular sleeve, while engaged in the radially expanded condition on the at least one supporting element, around the splicing region; axially moving the at least one supporting element relative to the tubular sleeve so as to cause a radial elastic shrinkage of the tubular sleeve capable of inducing an axial ejection thrust on the at least one supporting element; counteracting the axial ejection thrust induced by the elastic shrinkage of the tubular sleeve; and adjusting an axial movement speed of the at least one supporting element so as to adapt the axial movement speed to an elastic shrinkage speed of the tubular sleeve; wherein counteracting the axial ejection thrust comprises applying an axial reaction force to one end of the at least one supporting element axially projecting from the tubular sleeve.