US 11,929,598 B2
Cable gland
Andrew John Reid, Manchester (GB); Jason Clark, Dukinfield (GB); Lawrence Murray Lonergan, Manchester (GB); Matthew James Ogden, Dukenfield (GB); Carl Jackson, Dukinfield (GB); and Gareth Turner, Marple (GB)
Assigned to Hubbell Limited, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/055,658
Filed by Hubbell Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed May 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/GB2019/051382
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 16, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/220146, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 21, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1808026 (GB), filed on May 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0234354 A1, Jul. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. H02G 15/013 (2006.01); H02G 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC H02G 15/013 (2013.01) [H02G 3/0658 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A cable gland comprising:
a body having a wall defining a passage extending in an axial direction from a first end to a second end, the passage of the cable gland arranged to receive a cable;
adjacent the first end of the cable gland body, a cable gland sealing member received within the passage of the cable gland and comprising;
a sleeve slidably received within the passage, the sleeve arranged to receive a settable sealing material for forming a seal to a cable passing through the sleeve, the sleeve comprising:
a first end having an annular side wall with a constant diameter extending partially along an axial length,
a second end opposite to the first end, the second end including a rim configured to engage with a ledge of the body to prevent withdrawal in the axial direction, and
a tapered portion extending between the first end and the second end, the tapered portion having a larger external diameter proximate to the second end;
wherein an outer surface of the sleeve is arranged to form a seal with the cable gland body.