SLEEVE FOR PROTECTING COUPLED COMPONENTS

    公开(公告)号:CA1217016A

    公开(公告)日:1987-01-27

    申请号:CA457472

    申请日:1984-06-26

    Inventor: BRADLEY RICHARD

    Abstract: Apparatus and method for protectively covering coupled components, such as in a coaxial cable splice, with a sleeve wherein one of the covered components is damaged when subjected to excessive heat which is less than that required for heat recovery. A sealed bond is formed between a first length of the sleeve and a heat damageable component by heating and thereby foaming a foamable adhesive therebetween, the heat being insufficient to melt or otherwise damage the heat damageable component. A second length of the sleeve is heat shrunk into engagement with another of the coupled components which is not damageable at heat recovery temperatures. Initially, the second length has a cross-sectional dimension that is preferably larger than that of the first length, the second length being heat shrinkable to cover components of varying cross-sections. Sleeves according to the invention are formed by various techniques, including extruding or blowmolding a tube of heat recoverable material.

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