Patent ID: 8062045

Claim:
A system for covering a first connector adapted to terminate a first cable, and further covering a second connector adapted to terminate a second cable, said system comprising: a. a first elongated body member comprising a cable end and splice end, an interior surface and an exterior surface, the first elongated body member extending along a longitudinal axis, said first elongated body being adapted to envelop at least a portion of the first connector, wherein the first elongated body member includes a first region configured to cover a portion of a first cable, the first region extending to a shoulder and having a plurality of grooves formed therein; b. a second elongated body adapted to telescopically engage said first elongated body member in enveloping relation to the second connector, said second elongated body member comprising a cable end and splice end, an interior surface and an exterior surface, the second elongated body member adapted to extend co-axially from said first elongated body member when engaged therewith, said second elongated body being adapted to envelop at least a portion of the second connector, wherein the second elongated body member includes a first region configured to cover a portion of a second cable, the first region extending to a shoulder of the second elongated body member and having a plurality of grooves formed therein; c. wherein a portion of said first elongated body is adapted to be positioned between said interior surface of said second elongated body member and the first connector.