Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for sealing electrical connections
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Application No.: US15957298Application Date: 2018-04-19
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Publication No.: US10297946B1Publication Date: 2019-05-21
- Inventor: Vijay Daga , Kavitha Bharadwaj , Sunny Sethi , Ting Gao
- Applicant: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US PA Berwyn
- Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Berwyn
- Main IPC: H01R13/52
- IPC: H01R13/52 ; H01R43/20 ; H01R43/00 ; H01R4/72

Abstract:
An electrical connection sealer includes an outer jacket and a low-viscosity sealant. The outer jacket includes a first piece of heat-shrinkable tubing. The outer jacket has a pre-sealed end and an open end opposite the pre-sealed end. The first piece of heat-shrinkable tubing at the open end is heat-recoverable and forms a cavity for insertion of an electrical connection. The low-viscosity sealant is insertable into the cavity. Upon application of heat to the electrical connection sealer with the electrical connection and the low-viscosity sealant in the cavity of the electrical connection sealer, the low-viscosity sealant flows across and through the first wires and the at least one second wire and the first piece of heat-shrinkable tubing shrinks to encapsulate the electrical connection and seal the electrical connection and the low-viscosity sealant substantially within the outer jacket.
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