METHOD FOR PROTECTING JOINTS FOR ELECTRICAL CABLES, PROTECTIVE COATING FOR SAID JOINTS AND JOINTS THUS PROTECTED

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY PROTECTING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO COMPONENTS FORMING PART OF AN ELECTRICAL AND/OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. THIS METHOD COMPRISES THE STEP OF PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE PROTECTIVE COATING (51), SAID COATING BEING PRODUCED FROM AN EXPANDED POLYMERIC MATERIAL AND PROVIDING SAID CONNECTION (50) WITH A MECHANICAL IMPACT STRENGTH AND ENSURING A PREDETERMINED HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN SAID CONNECTION AND THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT. THIS COATING (51) IS AXIALLY AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY CONTINUOUS WITH RESPECT TO SAID CONNECTION (50). THE PRESENT INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO A COATING (51) FOR THE MECHANICAL PROTECTION OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO COMPONENTS AND TO A JOINT (31) THUS PROTECTED. (FIG. 3)