Seal for cable anchor device of a cable construction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9284700-B2
Application number	US-201214395935-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2012
Priority date	Apr 5, 2012
Publication date	Mar 15, 2016
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016

Abstract

A seal for sealing a cable anchor device ( 4 ) to a structural element ( 1, 3 ), the cable anchor device ( 4 ) being arranged to anchor at least one cable ( 2 ) to the structural element ( 1,3 ) and having a front surface ( 15 ) facing an opening ( 6 ) of the structural element, through which front surface the at least one cable ( 2 ) extends towards the exterior of the structural element, characterized in that the seal comprises a sleeve ( 12 ) which extends from a perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening ( 6 ) of the structural element to a perimeter of a hermetic portion of the anchored cable ( 2 ) comprising at least the front surface ( 15 ) of the anchor device ( 4 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a seal for sealing a cable anchor device to a structural element, the cable anchor device being arranged to anchor at least one cable to the structural element and having a front surface facing an opening of the structural element, through which the front surface of the at least one cable extends towards the exterior of the structural element,
wherein the seal comprises a sleeve which extends from a perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element to a perimeter of a hermetic portion of the anchored cable comprising at least the front surface of the anchor device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises at least a flexible membrane encircling the structural cable.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the cable is wrapped in a protective sheath and the flexible membrane encircles the protective sheath.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the protective sheath is fixed to the anchor device.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the protective sheath is fixed to the front surface of the anchor device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the sleeve extends from the perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element to the protective sheath.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the anchor device is made of a non-corrosive material.

8. A cable construction work having at least an anchor device for anchoring the cable to the construction, wherein the anchor device includes a seal according to claim 1 .

9. A sealing method for sealing a cable anchor device to a structural element, the cable anchor device being arranged to anchor at least one cable to the structural element and having a front surface facing an opening of the structural element, the method comprising:
providing a sleeve having two sides which extend to a perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element on a first side of the sleeve, and to a perimeter of a hermetic portion of the anchored cable comprising at least the front surface of the anchor device on a second side of the sleeve;
attaching the first side of the sleeve on the perimeter of a surface of the structural element including the opening of the structural element and the second side of the sleeve perimeter of the front surface of the anchor device.

10. The sealing method of claim 9 , wherein the sleeve comprises at least a flexible membrane encircling the cable.

11. The sealing method of claim 10 , wherein the protective sheath is fixed to the anchor device.

12. The sealing method of claim 9 , wherein the cable is wrapped in a protective sheath and the membrane encircles the protective sheath.

13. The sealing method of claim 12 , wherein the protective sheath is fixed to the front surface of the anchor device.

14. The sealing method of claim 13 , characterized in that the sleeve extends from a perimeter including the opening of the structural element to the protective sheath.

15. The sealing method of claim 9 , wherein the front surface of the anchor device is made of a non-corrosive material.

Assignees

• Mellier Erik
• Zivanovic Ivica
• Soletanche Freyssinet

Inventors

• Mellier Erik
• Zivanovic Ivica

Classifications

• E04C5/12

  Anchoring devices (tools or methods for tensioning {in situ} E04G21/12) · CPC title

• E01D21/00

  Methods or apparatus specially adapted for erecting or assembling bridges · CPC title

• F16J15/021

  with elastic packing (F16J15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• E01D19/14 Primary

  Towers; Anchors {; Connection of cables to bridge parts}; Saddle supports · CPC title