US 11,728,070 B2
Systems and methods for injecting electrical cables with a fluid
Benjamin Thomas Lanz, Ellington, CT (US); Wayne J. Chatterton, Cambridge, OH (US); Matthew Helm Spalding, Cornelius, NC (US); and Charles William Shannon, Ramona, CA (US)
Assigned to Instrument Manufacturing Company, Manchester, CT (US)
Filed by Instrument Manufacturing Company, Manchester, CT (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/887,146.
Application 17/887,146 is a continuation of application No. 16/848,508, filed on Apr. 14, 2020, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0384067 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H01B 7/285 (2006.01); H01R 13/53 (2006.01); H02G 1/16 (2006.01); H02G 15/22 (2006.01); H01R 13/00 (2006.01); F16L 15/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/42 (2006.01); H01R 4/56 (2006.01); H01B 7/28 (2006.01)
CPC H01B 7/285 (2013.01) [F16L 15/008 (2013.01); H01B 7/28 (2013.01); H01B 7/2813 (2013.01); H01R 4/56 (2013.01); H01R 13/005 (2013.01); H01R 13/42 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for introducing fluid to an electrical cable affixed to a first port of a separable connector, the method comprising:
disconnecting the separable connector from a source of energy;
confirming the cable is a candidate for injection;
removing an electrical probe from a termination port of the separable connector;
affixing an adapter probe to the termination port of the separable connector, wherein a connection port and the termination port are in communication; and
introducing a fluid through the adapter probe into the separable connector via the adapter probe at the terminal port for receipt within the electrical cable at the connection port.