Observation Port or Membrane to Assist the Proper Positioning of a Cable Accessory on a Cable

摘要

A splice comprising a hollow receptacle housing with a first connector end and a second connector end, where a first observation port is in the first end and a second observation port is in the second end. The splice covers the exposed sections of two cables and the device that electrically couples the cables together. The device is placed in the proper position by the user looking for the transition between a semi-conductive layer and an insulating layer of the cables though each observation port. When the appearance of the transition between the insulating layer and the semi-conductive layer in the first observation port mirror that in the second observation port, the splice is properly positioned.