Cylindrical housing with locking ring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9494753-B2
Application number	US-201314347941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2013
Priority date	Mar 20, 2012
Publication date	Nov 15, 2016
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016

Abstract

A pressure apparatus including a first end cap, a second end cap, a hollow housing connected to the first and second end caps, a locking ring connected to the second end cap, a first termination connected to the first end cap, and a second termination connected to the second end cap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pressure apparatus comprising:
a first end cap;
a second end cap;
a hollow housing connected to said first and second end caps; a locking ring connected to said second end cap;
a first termination connected to said first end cap; and a second termination connected to said second end cap;
wherein
said housing comprises a shoulder, said shoulder having an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of second end cap, said outer diameter of the second being the largest diameter of the second end cap.

2. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a bridge structure connected to at least one of said first and second end caps.

3. The pressure apparatus of claim 2 further comprising at least one of a fiber and electrical assembly connected to said bridge structure.

4. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said terminations are armored terminations.

5. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said terminations are epoxy glands.

6. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said terminations are penetrators.

7. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said housing is cylindrical.

8. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said locking ring axially aligns and seats said second end cap with said pressure apparatus.

9. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
said first end cap is removably fastened to said housing by one or more fasteners at a first end of said housing;
said second end cap is removably secured to said housing at a second end of said housing.

10. The pressure apparatus of claim 9 , wherein
said second end cap comprises a threaded surface on an outer circumferential surface thereof configured to attach to said locking ring on an inner circumferential surface thereof.

11. The pressure apparatus of claim 10 , wherein
said locking ring abuts an outer side surface of said shoulder of said housing, said outer side surface being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said housing.

12. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
said second end cap comprises a threaded surface on an outer circumferential surface thereof configured to attach to said locking ring on an inner circumferential surface thereof.

13. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
said locking ring abuts an outer side surface of said shoulder of said housing, said outer side surface being perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said housing.

14. The pressure apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a bridge structure connected to both said first and second end caps.

Assignees

• Afl Telecommunications Llc

Inventors

• Kimbrell Eddie
• Lichoulas Ted
• Toth John

Classifications

• H02G15/14

  specially adapted for submarine cables · CPC title

• G02B6/4428 Primary

  Penetrator systems in pressure-resistant devices · CPC title

• G02B6/4454

  with splices · CPC title

• H02G15/115

  Boxes split perpendicularly to main cable direction · CPC title

• G02B6/4427 Primary

  Pressure resistant cables, e.g. undersea cables · CPC title