Patent ID: 7635813

Claim:
A cold-shrink seal for a cable having a plurality of conductors extending therefrom, and each of the plurality of conductors has a corresponding oil-containing layer surrounding the conductor, the cable end seal further comprising: a plurality of cold shrink, electrically insulative, substantially oil-impermeable, elastomeric tubes, each elastomeric tube in tight conformity around an exposed portion of a corresponding one of the oil-containing layers, each elastomeric tube imparting resilient pressure to each oil-containing layer, wherein each elastomeric tube comprises a fluoroelastomer or a blend of fluoroelastomer and epichlorohydrin; and a cold shrink, electrically insulative elastomeric boot around the plurality of conductors, the boot having a glove-like body including a single opening at a first end of the body and a plurality of openings at a second end of the body, the plurality of openings corresponding in number to the plurality of cable conductors, the boot applied to the cable such that each one of the cable conductors and its corresponding elastomeric tube exits the boot through a corresponding one of the multiple openings, the elastomeric boot imparting pressure to a portion of each one of the elastomeric tubes and oil-containing layer.