Method for installing cover sleeves on electrical connections

摘要

A method for installing an elastomeric cover sleeve on an electrical connection including a connector and a cable having a cable axis includes: providing an installation tool including a slide portion; premounting the installation tool on the cable such that the slide portion extends along the cable axis and covers a portion of the cable; thereafter, sliding the cover sleeve onto the cable and onto the slide portion of the premounted installation tool to a parked position wherein the slide portion is interposed between the cover sleeve and the cable; installing the connector onto the cable; and thereafter, sliding the cover sleeve along the cable axis and the slide portion onto the connector.

主权项

1. A method for installing an elastomeric cover sleeve on an electrical connection including a connector and a cable having a cable axis, the method comprising:
providing an installation tool including a slide portion, the slide portion including an axially proximal section and an axially distal section; premounting the installation tool on the cable such that the slide portion extends along the cable axis and covers a portion of the cable; thereafter sliding the cover sleeve onto the cable and onto the slide portion of the premounted installation tool to a parked position wherein the slide portion is interposed between the cover sleeve and the cable; installing the connector onto the cable; and thereafter sliding the cover sleeve along the cable axis and the slide portion onto the connector; wherein:
the step of sliding the cover sleeve onto the cable and onto the slide portion includes sliding the cover sleeve past the proximal section and onto the distal section;the step of sliding the cover sleeve along the cable axis and onto the connector includes sliding the cover sleeve from the distal section onto the proximal section, wherein the proximal section covers the connector; andthe method includes:
between the steps of sliding the cover sleeve onto the distal section and sliding the cover sleeve onto the proximal section, folding the proximal section away from the cable axis to facilitate installation of the connector on the cable; andbetween the steps of installing the connector on the cable and sliding the cover sleeve onto the proximal section, folding the proximal section back toward the cable axis and onto the cable.