ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED CONNECTION

摘要

A cable connection (10) is environmentally protected using an assembly which comprises a polymeric sleeve (24) positioned over the coupling nut (14) of the connector and a segment of the cable adjacent the connector, the polymeric sleeve being secured to said coupling nut so as to prevent motion between the sleeve and the nut and a layer of encapsulant (26) positioned between at least a portion of the polymeric sleeve and the underlying cable, the encapsulant providing a circumferential environmental seal between the cable and the sleeve while permitting rotational motion between the cable and the sleeve. A further layer of encapsulant (30) preferably extends from the coupling nut over the hardware mounting the connector receptacle (34) into a bulkhead. This further layer of encapsulant is preferably contained in a cap (28) to which a force is applied by a flange (32) provided in the polymeric sleeve. The encapsulant is preferably a silicone gel.