Patent ID: 7977573

Claim:
A cable-in-conduit-conductor (CICC) joint for use with a hybrid magnet, comprising: a first cable and a second cable disposed in substantially parallel, spaced apart relation to one another; an elongate copper member disposed in sandwiched relation between said first cable and said second cable; a first elongate member disposed in overlying relation to said first cable; a second elongate member disposed in underlying relation to said second cable; a joint box having side walls, an open top, a bottom wall, an open end, and a hollow interior; each of said first and second cables having a free end disposed within a hollow interior of said joint box, entering said hollow interior through said open end; a first flat plate disposed in closing relation to said open top of said joint box; an elongate base member disposed in underlying relation to said first flat plate in registration with a longitudinal axis of symmetry of said first flat plate so that said elongate base member extends into said hollow interior of said joint box when said first flat plate is positioned into overlying relation to said open top of said joint box; and compressing means for driving said first flat plate toward said bottom wall of said joint box so that said elongate base member bears against said first elongate member, said first elongate member bears against said first elongate cable, said first elongate cable bears against said elongate copper member, said elongate copper member bears against said second elongate cable, said second elongate cable bears against said second elongate member, and said second elongate member bears against said bottom wall of said joint box.