Means for sealing and protecting a cable splice

Claim 1

An electrical cable splice assembly for protecting a plurality of conductors in a cable comprising: a. an inner cover comprised of a generally elongated, flexible plastic member having a first pair of interlocking tracks fixedly secured to corresponding edges along the length thereof, said tracks providing a means for securing said inner cover circumferentially about said conductors; b. an outer jacket comprised of a generally cylindrical flexible plastic member having first and second tapered ends, said conductors passing through corresponding apertures in said first and second ends thereof, said jacket including a second pair of interlocking tracks fixedly secured to corresponding edges along the lengTh thereof, said second pair of tracks enabling said jacket to be openly slipped around said conductors and said inner cover and then closed thereabout, said jacket having fixedly secured thereto at least one valve arranged and configured to allow a fluid to pass from the exterior to the interior of said jacket; c. means for sealing said apertures circumferentially disposed about and secured to said conductors at locations thereon generally corresponding to said first and second ends of said outer jacket, said sealing means and said second pair of interlocking tracks defining ports for the escape of gas at each end thereof; and d. an insulating foam disposed within the enclosed volume of space defined by said jacket and said sealing means; whereby, said splice assembly protects said conductors from the elements.