Patent ID: 8444325

Claim:
A connector for connecting a conduit and a cable, the connector comprising: a hollow body having an axial throughway for the cable with a coupling for a conduit at least at one end of the body and a cavity in the body having a side substantially transverse to the throughway through which the throughway opens into the cavity; an annular seal axially spaced apart from the coupling and having an outer diameter, the annular seal being located in the cavity adjacent to the side of the cavity and being co-axial with the throughway for the cable to allow the cable to pass through the seal when the seal is unstressed; and an actuator located in the cavity for axial movement toward and away from the side of the cavity, the actuator having means for acting on the annular seal to compress the seal radially inwardly into engagement with the cable and to force the seal against the side of the cavity with movement towards the side to block flow of fluid through the cavity and/or to grip the cable; wherein the actuator comprises a sleeve having a bore to receive the seal when the sleeve is advanced toward the side of the cavity, the bore having an inner diameter that is less than the outer diameter of the seal to compress the seal onto the cable and against the side of the cavity.