Patent ID: 7906730

Claim:
A sleeve for use with a first wire, a second wire, and a ground wire, the first and second wires each being at least partially encased in an insulation to define a bare wire section and an insulated wire section, the sleeve comprising: a first elongated portion having a cross-section with a shape that conforms with a shape of the insulated wire section of the first wire so that said first elongated portion covers the bare wire section of said first wire and at least a portion of the insulated wire section of the first wire, a second elongated portion having a cross-section with a shape that conforms with a shape of the insulated wire section of the second wire so that said second elongated portion covers the bare wire section of said second wire and at least a portion of the insulated wires section of said second wire, the second elongated portion extending substantially parallel to said first elongated portion, and a cross-member connecting said first elongated portion with said second elongated portion, wherein said first elongated portion, second elongated portion and cross-member are a single piece member, wherein said sleeve is electrically connected to the ground wire.