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`(12) UK Patent Application (19) GB (“,2 258 350MA
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`(22) Date of filing 20.07.1991
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`(71) Applicant
`Hawke Cable Glands Limited
`(Incorpora‘led in the United Kingdom)
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`Leighswood Road, Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire,
`W89 8DS, United Kingdom
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`(72)
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`Inventor
`Richard Kennelly
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`(52) UK CL (Edition L)
`HZE EGCA
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`(56) Documents cited
`GB 2138218 A
`GB 1528347 A
`(58) Field of search
`UK CL (Edition K) H2E
`lNT CL5 H01R, HOZG
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`GB 2104311 A
`GB 1524684 A
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`GB 2074395 A
`GB 1204767 A
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`(43) Date of A publication 03.02.1993
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`(51)
`INT CL5
`(21) Application No 9115734.7
`H02G 3/22
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`(74) Agent and/or Address for Service
`Audrey Knowles & Co
`624 Pershore Road, Selly Park, Birmingham,
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`829 7HG, United Kingdom
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`(54) Electric cable barrier gland
`(57) An electric cable barrier gland in which hardenable compund (16) surrounding the core (2a, 2b) of a cable (1)
`extending through the gland is confined by a barrier sleeve (8) located in an entry body (6) and a seal (7) is mounted on a
`cylindrical sleeve portion (8c) of the barrier sleeve (8) between opposed shoulders of the barrier sleeve (8) and entry body
`(6) to close any clearance fit gap therebetween. The barrier sleeve is of metal or tranparent or translucent plastics.
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`Electric Cable Barrier Gland
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`This invention concerns an electric cable barrier gland.
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`This invention has particular application to cable barrier
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`glands of the type that are fitted to an electric cable to
`provide a barrier to prevent
`ingress of liquid, gas or solids
`into the interstices of the cable between the cable cores when
`the cable sheathing has been removed to enable the connection of
`the conductive elements of the cable cores to some electrical
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`equipment or installation. Barrier glands of this type are
`commonly used in hazardous locations and must meet specific
`flameproof performance criteria to prevent
`the risk of explosion.
`it is already known to provide such a cable barrier gland in
`which a hardenable compound is used to fill the interstices
`between the cable cores and this compound is confined within a
`liner, sleeve or pot
`through which the cores extend.
`Such
`barrier glands with filler compounds and sleeves or pots are
`known, and two particular arrangements are described in our GB
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`Patents Nos.210h306 and 2060281.
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`The manufacture of barrier glands requires accurate and
`close machining or production as there are prescribed limitations
`on any gap between unthreaded surfaces in a cable gland.
`Such
`gap is commonly referred to as the flame gap and requirements in
`cable glands are specified in British Standards No. #683 and
`No. 5501 of 1971
`(Parts 1 8 5) as well as in other Standards
`issued by regulatory or approval
`testing authorities.
`In our GB Patent No. 210h306 we proposed to overcome certain
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`problems relating to the tolerances required by using c
`deformable sleeve or lining into which the hardenable material
`packed to provide the barrier seal around the cores.
`The
`arrangement
`is such that the deformable sleeve or lining is
`intended to expand radially on assembly and compression of the
`gland so that the sleeve or lining is forced into sealing
`engagement with the complementary unthreaded part of the gland to
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`ensure that there is no flame path. However,
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`in use of the
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`compound material, this presents difficulties in the field
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`because such compound is normally made up from two separate
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`materials which have to be mixed together, one being a resin and
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`the other being a catalyst hardener.
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`The mixture is of a putty-
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`like consistency but ambient temperature variations effect
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`consistency and hardening or curing times, and handling of the
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`materials may be under adverse or extraordinary field conditions.
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`When a deformable sleeve or lining is used in a gland and
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`subject to filling with a compound,
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`local deformation of the
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`sleeve may arise presenting problems during assembly.
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`addition,
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`the compound may be spread over the external
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`face of
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`the sleeve or lining during assembly and restrict adequate
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`sealing engagement on completion and compression of the gland.
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`It is an object of this invention to provide an improved
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`electric cable barrier gland by the construction of which such
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`difficulties can be alleviated in a simple and effective manner.
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`According to this invention we provide an electric cable
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`barrier gland for a cable having a sheath enclosing at least one
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`conductor core,
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`the gland comprising an entry body, a compression
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`body engageable with the entry body, and a sealing member
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`engageable with the compression body and through which the cable
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`with the sheath extends, a substantially rigid barrier sleeve
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`located in the entry body with the cable core extending
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`therethrough, and a hardenable compound disposed in the barrier
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`sleeve filling the sleeve and surrounding the core,
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`the barrier
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`sleeve mounting a seal member engaging with a bore in the entry
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`body in which the barrier sleeve is located,
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`the seal member
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`acting between the barrier sleeve and the entry body to close any
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`clearance fit gap therebetween.
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`By this feature of the rigid barrier sleeve located in a
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`bore in the entry body with the seal acting therebetween,
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`the
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`potential
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`flame path provided by a clearance fit gap is closed.
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`Conveniently in known manner,
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`the barrier sleeve may be of
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`brass or other suitable metal. However,
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`the barrier sleeve may
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`be of a selected plastics material providing transparent or
`translucent portion whereby a visible check on the disposition of
`the compound can be carried out either during assembly of the
`gland, or after by disassembly of the completed gland once the
`compound has hardened.
`Such visible check will
`show any
`discontinuities in the packing of the compound around the core,
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`and any inconsistencies in the mixing of the compound by
`streaking or non-uniform colouration.
`The plastics material
`should be resistant to cracking or melting in the range ~20°C
`to 90°C.
`in addition,
`the plastics material should not be
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`readily combustible. Suitable plastics materials include
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`polycarbonates.
`the barrier sleeve has a right cylindricalr
`Preferably,
`sleeve portion on which the seal
`is mounted. Conveniently, when
`the barrier sleeve is made of a plastics material,
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`cylindrical sleeve portion provides a transparent or translucent
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`tubular wall.
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`The barrier sleeve may have a shoulder leading to an annular
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`flange remote from the sleeve portion with the seal mounted on
`the sleeve portion and abutting the shoulder.
`By this arrangement of the annular flange of the barrier
`sleeve,
`the seal engages both the cylindrical
`face of the sleeve
`portion and the shoulder and the bore of the entry body to ensure
`complete sealing of the barrier sleeve to the entry body when the
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`gland is assembled.
`It
`is also preferred that the entry body has a through bore
`of smaller diameter than the aforesaid bore and said through bore
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`receives the sleeve portion of the barrier sleeve.
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`the aforesaid bore is a counterbore at
`By this arrangement
`one end of the entry body providing an internal shoulder with a
`face for engagement by the seal so that the seal
`is trapped
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`between the flange of the barrier sleeve and the internal
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`shoulder of the entry adaptor.
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`Preferably,
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`the seal
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`is of suitable elastomeric material
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`such as Neoprene, Nitrile or Silicone and which has an operating
`temperature range of from -200C to 900C.
`Preferably,
`the gland further comprises a hollow ferrule
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`member
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`through which the cable extends with the compound also
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`disposed therewithin.
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`The ferrule is arranged to be located relative to the
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`barrier sleeve and the entry adaptor by the engagement of the
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`compression body with the entry adaptor.
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`One end of the ferrule is arranged to engage that face of
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`the barrier sleeve flange which is opposed to the shoulder, and
`the seal
`is compressed into sealing engagement when the
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`compression body is engaged with and tightened up on the entry
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`adaptor.
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`Preferably,
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`the gland further comprises a clamping ring
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`arranged to seat over a complementary shaped face on that end of
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`the ferrule remote from the barrier sleeve with an armour or
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`earth element of the cable sheath clamped therebetween by the
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`engagement of the compression body with the entry adaptor.
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`The sealing member of the gland comprises a seal nut
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`mounting a cable seal engaging the external face of the cable
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`sheath with the seal nut
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`in threaded engagement with the
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`compression body.
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`By this arrangement of the various parts of the barrier
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`the barrier sleeve and the ferrule extend co-axially and
`gland,
`the core with the compound therearound are enclosed thereby so
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`that on assembly of the gland with the compound mixture in place
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`the tightening of the compression body on the
`prior to hardening,
`end adaptor applies pressure to the compound mixture confined
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`around the core and compresses the seal on the barrier sleeve to
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`close any clearance gap between the assembled non-threaded part
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`of the entry adaptor,
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`the barrier sleeve and ferrule.
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`Other particular features of the invented barrier gland will
`be explained later herein with reference to an exemplary
`embodiment showing a simple arrangement with a cable having two
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`conductor cores;
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`As will be appreciated, cables may be of different types
`with various kinds of sheath and numbers of conductor cores and,
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`in some cases with separate earthing conductors.
`Furthermore,
`dependent on the type of electrical equipment for which the
`barrier gland is to be connected and used, various designs or
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`styles of entry adaptor may be required.
`This invention provides a simple construction ensuring a
`complete peripheral seal between the barrier sleeve and the
`entry adaptor to preclude the possibility of a flame gap whilst
`accommodating manufacturing or production clearance tolerances.
`An exemplary embodiment of a cable barrier gland according
`to this invention will now be described with reference to the
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`accompanying drawings wherein:-
`FIGURE 1
`is a longitudinal section through an assembled
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`“made-off” barrier gland in which the compound is in situ;
`FIGURE 2 is a section similar to that of Figure l with
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`certain parts omitted for clarity;
`FIGURE 3
`is a cross-sectional view in the plane A-A of
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`Figure 2;
`FIGURE h is an exploded sectional view of the component
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`and
`parts for the gland entry side of the gland;
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`FIGURE 5
`is an exploded sectional view of the component
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`parts for the cable seal and compression side of the gland.
`With reference to the accompanying drawings,
`in this
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`the electric cable 1 comprises two
`exemplary embodiment,
`conductor cores 2a,2b surrounded by an inner sheath 3 and,
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`in
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`known manner packing or filling material would separate the
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`cores 2a,2b within the inner sheath 3.
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`An armour or earthing
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`element 4 extends between the inner sheath 3 and an outer
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`sheath 5.
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`As will be appreciated by those familiar with this
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`field,
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`there are various types and sizes of cable with different
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`numbers of cores, and the cable 1
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`is only one type to which this
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`invention has application.
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`As shown in Figure A, on the entry side of the gland the
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`component parts comprise an entry adaptor 6, a barrier seal 7, a
`barrier sleeve 8 and a ferrule 9 which are for assembly on the
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`On the cable
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`entry side of electrical equipment
`seal and compression side,
`the component parts as shown in
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`Figure 5 comprise a clamping ring-10, a compression nut ii, a
`cable seal
`l2 with washer l3 and a seal nut 14 in the form of an
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`end cap. All of these parts are arranged and adapted to be co-
`axially assembled around the cable 1
`to provide the completed
`”made-off” barrier gland as depicted in Figure l and as will be
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`described later herein.
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`The entry adaptor 6 has an annular body portion 6a formed
`with a flatted flange 6b for engagement by a spanner or like tool
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`to rotate the adaptor.
`One end of the adaptor 6 has a
`cylindrical bore 6c and an external male thread 6d terminating in
`a shoulder 6e. This one end of the adaptor 6 is for threaded
`engagement with a complementary threaded bore or bushing (not
`shown)
`in the electrical equipment
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`end of the adaptor 6 has a coaxial counterbore 6f terminating in
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`an internal shoulder 69 with this end having an external
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`thread 6h.
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`The barrier seal 7 is of annular form sized to fit on the
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`barrier sleeve 8 and is of suitable elastomeric or resilient
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`material such as Neoprene or Silicone.
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`The outer diameter of the
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`seal 7 is complementary to the counterbore 6f and in the
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`assembled gland the seal 7 is arranged to seat against the
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`shoulder 6g.
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`the barrier sleeve 8 is made
`In this exemplary embodiment,
`of a strong plastics rigid material such as clear polycarbonate.
`The sleeve 8 may be machined from a rod of plastics material or
`it can be a moulding.
`The barrier sleeve 8 has an annular
`flange 8a extending from a shoulder 8b.
`A sleeve portion 8c of
`relatively thin wall
`thickness extends from the shoulder 8b with
`the outer diameter being a sliding fit in the bore 6c of the entry
`adaptor 6.
`The seal 7 fits over the sleeve portion 8c and in the
`assembled gland (Figure l) the seal 7 is seated between the
`shoulders 69 and 8b.
`The plastics material
`is selected so that
`the thin wall of the sleeve portion 8c is transparent or
`translucent so that the user on assembly or an inspector can view
`the compound material 16 or cores 2a,2b located within the bore 8d
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`of the barrier sleeve 8.
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`The end of the barrier sleeve 8 opposed to the sleeve
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`portion 8c is larger than the sleeve portion 8c and provides a
`cylindrical outer face 8e of diameter complementary to an inner
`bore 9a of the ferrule 9. This end of the barrier sleeve 8 has a
`frusto-conical shaped entry bore 8f tapering into the sleeve
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`bore 8d.'
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`The ferrule 9 has a body 9b from which extends an annular
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`flange 9c providing opposed radial abutment faces 9d and Be.
`ferrule 9 has a tubular portion 9f extending from the flange 9c
`and adjacent to the flange 9c there is an external annular.
`recess 9h seating an O-ring seal 15.
`The outer diameter of the
`portion 9f is complementary to the bore 6f of the adaptor 6 so
`is
`that
`in the assembled gland (Figure l)
`the tubular portion 9f
`received and engaged between one end of the adaptor 6 and one end
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`of the barrier sleeve 8.
`leads to a tapered
`The cylindrical bore 9a of the ferrule 9
`portion 9i
`leading to a smaller cylindrical entry bore 9} to
`which,
`in use the cable 1
`is presented.
`The entry bore 9j
`is in
`an entry portion 9k extending from the flange 9c with the
`portion 9k having an external clamp face 91 which is of frusto-
`conical shape tapering from the flange 9c to the end face 9m of
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`ferrule.
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`With reference now to Figure 5,
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`there is shown the clamping
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`ring 10 which has a cylindrical outer face 10a and a tapering
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`inner clamp face 10b complementary to the clamp face 9l of the
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`ferrule 9.
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`The clamping ring 10 has opposed abutment faces 10c
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`and 10d arranged for respective engagement
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`in the assembled gland
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`with end face 9m of the ferrule 9 and an internal shoulder 11a of
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`the compression nut 11.
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`The compression nut 11 has a body 11b formed with flats 11c
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`for engagement by a spanner or the like. One end of the nut
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`11
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`has an internal
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`thread 11d for threaded engagement with the
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`thread 6h of the adaptor 6, and the other end of the nut
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`an external
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`thread 11e for engagement with the internal
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`thread 14a of the end cap nut 14.
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`The cable seal 12 with the washer 13 are arranged to be
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`seated in an annular recess 14b within the end cap nut 1h.
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`The
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`washer 13 abuts against
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`the inner face 14c of an inward lip 14d
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`at one end of the end cap nut 14 through which the cable 1
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`first entered in use during assembly of the gland.
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`In addition to the component parts of the gland as just
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`described,
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`there is the hardenable compound which is provided by
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`two materials to be mixed together. Usually the materials are an
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`epoxy resin and a hardener, and these have to be carefully mixed
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`together by hand in a quantity sufficient to fill the space
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`within the gland to form a barrier.
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`The compound barrier 16 is
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`shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings.
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`The assembly and use of the invented barrier gland will now
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`be described.
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`In order to connect
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`the cable 1
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`to the electrical equipment,
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`the cable 1
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`is laid out and allowing for the required lengths of
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`cores 2a,2b these are exposed cutting back the outer sheath 5,
`exposing the armour or earthing element A and then cutting back
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`the inner sheath 3 so that it projects beyond the outer sheath 5.
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`The end cap nut
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`1% with seal 12 and washer 13 assembled
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`loosely threaded
`therein together with the compression nut 11
`thereto are slid over the cable 1
`to fit on the outer sheath and
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`clear of the inner sheath 3 and cores 2a,2b.
`The clamping
`ring 10 is located over the exposed armour or earth element h
`which is spread outwardly and trimmed back. At this stage the
`ferrule 9 may be brought
`into place temporarily to assist in
`correctly locating and trimming the element h as spread around
`the face 91 but
`trimmed so as to clear the abutment face 9e and
`not extending beyond the abutment face 10c of the clamping ring.
`The cores 2a,2b are spread apart and the mixed two part
`compound material which has a consistency of putty or plasticine
`is applied into the crutch between the cores 2a,2b.
`The
`cores 2a,2b are then brought back towards each other and the
`compound material
`is packed carefully around the cores 2a,2b to
`avoid any voids and moulded into a sausage like shape. Once this
`has been done and within the time limit before the compound
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`material starts to harden,
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`the barrier sleeve 8 with seal
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`7 is
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`presented with the entry bore 8f facing the free ends of the
`cores 2a,2b and is pushed over the cores 2a,2b with the compound
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`packed therearound.
`After cleaning away any excess compound exuding onto the
`external
`face of the barrier sleeve 8 and the seal 7,
`the free
`ends of the cores 2a,2b are passed through the entry adaptor 6
`which has been screwed into the electrical equipment
`(not shown).
`The sleeve portion 8c of the barrier sleeve 8 is slid into the
`entry adaptor 6 to engage within the complementary bore 6c
`thereof with the seal
`7 being betwaen the shoulder 69 and the
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`sleeve shoulder 8b.
`The end of the sleeve 8 having the entry
`bore 8f is pushed into engagement within the tubular portion SF
`of the ferrule 9 with the sleeve 8 sitting within the internal
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`bore 9a whilst the portion 9f is received within the internal
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`Once the parts are so loosely assembled and located,
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`the
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`compression nut 11 with the clamping ring 10 is then screwed into
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`engagement with the thread 6h of the entry adaptor 6.
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`0n initial
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`tightening of the compression nut 11,
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`the parts are brought
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`together axially so that the flange 8a of the barrier sleeve 8
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`abuts the end face of the ferrule portion 9f and the seal 7 is
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`compressed. As the seal 7 is compressed, due to the axial forces
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`applied, it is brought
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`into face engagement between the
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`unthreaded portions of the end adaptor and the barrier sleeve and
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`completely seals these two parts together to act as a barrier
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`between the two parts and closing any gap existing between the
`sleeve portion and the bore 6c of the entry adaptor.
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`After this initial assembly,
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`the abutment face 9d of the
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`ferrule engages the end face of the entry adaptor 6 with the O-
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`ring seal 15 in sealing engagement between the ferrule 9 and the
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`internal bore 6f of the entry adaptor 6.
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`As
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`the compression nut 11
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`is tightened up the mastic
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`compound material
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`is subjected to pressure with a squeezing
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`action so that it is compressed around the cores 2a,2b.
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`Any
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`excess compound exudes axially to extend along the cores 2a,2b
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`and cover the exposed inner sheath 3 to provide the barrier of
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`compound 16 within the gland. This squeezing action and the
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`exudation of the compound material
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`is not visible to the
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`assembler, and the assembled gland has to be left in this
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`condition for the required period specified for hardening of the
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`compound.
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`After the compound has hardened,
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`the integrity of the
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`barrier 16 formed around the cores 2a,2b by the compound can be
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`checked or verified by unscrewing the compression nut 11 and
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`pulling the assembly with the barrier sleeve 8 away from the
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`entry adaptor 6. Once the barrier sleeve 8 is clear of the entry
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`adaptor 6,
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`the disposition and condition of the compound 16 is
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`visible through the translucent sleeve portion 8c and any voids
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`or discontinuities or discrepancies in the compound barrier can
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`By such visible inspection, an important safeguard
`be seen.
`check can be made avoiding destructive testing.
`Conveniently,
`the visible check can be done if required
`before the final connection to the electrical equipment. After
`such check,
`the assembly is completed by bringing the cable
`seal 12 and the seal nut 1h into threaded engagement with the
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`thread lie of the compression nut 11.
`external
`Alternatively, for on-site inspection of an installation,
`the visible check can be carried out by partial disassembly of
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`the gland thereby avoiding expensive destructive checks.
`In the foregoing exemplary embodiment,
`the barrier sleeve
`is of plastics to give the visibility advantage of the transparent
`or translucent portion mentioned. However,
`this is not essential
`and the barrier sleeve may be of metal such as brass and the
`advantages in using the seal mounted on the barrier sleeve are
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`obtained.
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`As will be appreciated, various modifications to the
`arrangement and type of compression nut and/or cable seal member
`with end cap nut and/or armour clamping ring and/or earthing
`connection are envisaged and within the sc0pe of this invention.
`In addition,
`the shape and axial
`length of barrier sleeve may be
`adapted to suit various types of entry adaptor.
`Furthermore,
`the 0- ring seal mounted on the ferrule and engaging the entry
`adaptor may be omitted as the primary seal
`is that mounted on the
`barrier sleeve. Other types of cable seal may be used to suit
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`the kind of cable and installation requirements.
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`Claims:
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`1.
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`An electric cable barrier gland for a cable having a sheath
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`the gland comprising an
`enclosing at least one conductor core,
`entry body, a compression body engageable with the entry body,
`and a sealing member engageable with the compression body and
`through which the cable with the sheath extends, a substantially
`rigid barrier sleeve located in the entry body with the cable
`core extending therethrough, and a hardenable compound disposed
`in the barrier sleeve filling the sleeve and surrounding the
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`the barrier sleeve mounting a seal member engaging with a
`core,
`bore in the entry body in which the barrier sleeve is located,
`the seal member acting between the barrier sleeve and the entry
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`body to close any clearance fit gap therebetween.
`2.
`A gland according to Claim 1 wherein the barrier sleeve is
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`made of metal.
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`3.
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`A gland according to Claim 1 wherein the barrier sleeve is
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`made of plastics material.
`4.
`A gland according to Claim 3 wherein the barrier sleeve has
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`a transparent or translucent portion.
`5.
`A gland according to Claim 3 or Claim 4 wherein the plastics
`material
`is resistant to cracking or melting in the range -20°C
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`to 90°C and/or is fire resistant.
`6.
`A gland according to any one of Claims 3 to 5 wherein the
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`plastics material is polycarbonate.
`7.
`A gland according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein
`the barrier sleeve has a right cylindrical sleeve portion on
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`which the seal
`is mounted.
`8.
`A gland according to Claim 7 wherein the barrier sleeve has
`a shoulder leading to an annular flange remote from the sleeve
`portion with the seal mounted on the sleeve portion and abutting
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`the shoulder.
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`A gland according to Claim 8 wherein the entry body bore
`9.
`receives the sleeve portion of the barrier sleeve and has a
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`20
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`25
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`30
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`A gland according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein
`10.
`the seal
`is made of elastomeric material.
`11.
`A gland according to Claim 10 wherein the elastomeric
`material
`is selected from the group comprising neOprene, nitrile
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`and silicone rubber.
`12.
`A gland according to Claim 10 or Claim 11 wherein the
`elastomeric material has an Operating temperature range of
`from -2o°c to 90°C.
`13.
`A gland according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein
`the gland further comprises a hollow ferrule member
`through which
`the cable extends with the compound also disposed therewithin.
`1A.
`A gland according to Claim 13 wherein the ferrule is
`arranged to be located relative to the barrier sleeve and the
`entry body by the engagement of the compression body with the
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`entry body.
`15.
`A gland according to Claim 13 or Claim 14 wherein the
`ferrule is engageable with the barrier sleeve when the
`compression body is engaged with and tightened up on the entry
`body to compress the seal.
`16.
`A gland according to any one of Claims 13 to 15 wherein the
`gland further comprises a clamping ring arranged to seat over a
`complementary shaped face on that end of the ferrule remote from
`the barrier sleeve with an armour or earth element of the cable
`sheath clamped therebetween by the engagement of the compression
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`body with the entry body.
`17.
`A gland according to any one of the preceding Claims wherein
`the sealing member of the gland comprises a seal nut mounting a
`cable seal engaging the external
`face of the cable sheath with
`the seal nut
`in threaded engagement with the compression body.
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`15
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`20
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`25
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`30
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`18.
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`An electric cable barrier gland comprising a barrier sleeve
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`for containing a hardenable compound surrounding an exposed core
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`of a cable extending through the gland and mounting an external
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`seal between an external shoulder of the barrier sleeve and an
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`internal shoulder of a gland body in which the barrier sleeve is
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`located such that the seal
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`is compressed into sealing engagement
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`with the gland body and barrier sleeve to close any clearance fit
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`gap therebetween.
`19.
`A gland according to Claim 18 wherein the barrier sleeve is
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`made of substantially rigid plastics material having a
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`transparent or translucent sleeve portion through which the
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`hardenable compound may be inspected.
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`20.
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`An electric cable barrier gland for a cable substantially as
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`hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
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`drawings.
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`"taminer's report to the Comptroller under
`Section 17 (The Search Report)
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`GB 9115734. 7
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`Search Examiner
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`MRS J BANNISTER
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`Relevant Technical fields
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`(i) UKCl (Edition
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`Date of Search
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`29 OCTOBER 1992
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`Documents considered relevant following a search in respect of claims
`AT LEAST CLAIM l
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`Identity of document and relevant passages
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`claimls)
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`GB 2138218 A
`(BRITISH ENGINES) see sleeve
`At least
`(60), seal
`(58)
`figure 1
`Claim 1
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`GB 2104311
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`(HAWKE CABLE GLANDS) See sleeve
`(20), seal
`(27)
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`GB 2074395 A
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`(BRITISH ENGINES) see sleeve
`(31), seal
`(33)
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`GB 1528347
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`(HAWKE CABLE GLANDS) see sleeve
`(10, 120), seal
`(52, 118)
`Figures 3,
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`GB 1524684
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`(BICC) see Figures 5,
`(23)
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`6 seal
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`GB 1204767
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`(HAWKE CABLE GLANDS) see sleeve
`(5) and seal
`(34) Figure 2,
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