Title:
HEAT-RECOVERABLE CLOSED ARTICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS6034830
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A heat recoverable article is so configured that it can be positioned around a pipe or cable joint or splice which it is desired to encapsulate or seal. Means for sealing a splice involving a plurality of cables of the same or varying sizes are provided. The article includes a closure means for holding the article together after it has been positioned around the splice to be sealed. In a preferred embodiment, the inner surface of the article contains a heat activated adhesive or sealant to environmentally encapsulate the splice and the outer layer of the article is a heat recoverable insulating material. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the article has self-contained heating means, which heating means comprises a polymeric material having dispersed therein a conductive filler, said heating means exhibiting a positive temperature coefficient of resistance so as to render it self-regulating.
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Inventors:
DEBITSUDO OOGASUTO HOOSUMA
SUCHIIBUN HANTAA DEIIAAZU
SUCHIIBUN HANTAA DEIIAAZU
Application Number:
JP4025084A
Publication Date:
February 22, 1985
Filing Date:
March 01, 1984
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RAYCHEM CORP
International Classes:
H01R4/70; B29C51/00; B29C61/00; B29C61/02; B29C61/06; B29C61/10; B29C63/00; B29C63/40; B29C63/42; B29C63/44; B29D99/00; B32B7/10; F16C7/00; F16L47/20; F16L47/22; F16L57/00; F16L58/18; H01R4/72; H01R43/00; H02G15/10; H02G15/18; H02G15/24; B29K105/02; (IPC1-7): B29C63/42; B29K105/02; B29L23/22; F16L58/18; H01R4/70; H02G15/18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Aoyama