Patent ID: 7076853

Claim:
A method for infusing potting compound into an exposed length of strands within a cable, wherein said exposed length of strands are exposed on an end of said cable so that said length of exposed strands has a fixed end attached to said cable and a free end, comprising: a. placing a first barrier around said length of exposed strands proximate said fixed end; b. splaying said length of exposed strands outward to form a fan, having a first side facing said first barrier and a second side facing away from said first barrier; c. placing a second barrier proximate said fan on said second side; d. pressing said first and second barriers together to hold said fan in place and divide said fan into an exposed region, which lies outside said first and second barriers, and a guarded region, which lies inside said first and second barriers; and e. infusing said potting compound into said exposed region.