Sealing cover boot and cover and interconnection junctions protected thereby
A hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material includes, in merging succession, a cable collar, a main section, a transition section, and an interconnection section, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, and the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar.
1. A hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material, the cover boot including, in merging succession, a cable collar, a transition section, a main section, an interconnection section, and a neck, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar, the neck has a diameter smaller than the interconnection section, and wherein the interconnection section has a diameter larger than the cable collar.
2. The cover boot defined in claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material of the cover boot comprises rubber.
3. The cover boot defined in claim 1 , further comprising fins that extend radially outwardly from the main section.
4. The cover boot defined in claim 3 , wherein the fins are longitudinal fins.
5. The cover boot defined in claim 3 , wherein the fins also extend radially from the transition section.
6. The cover boot defined in claim 1 , in combination with a trunk cable, wherein the cable collar encircles the trunk cable.
7. The combination defined in claim 6 , wherein the trunk cable includes a connector attached to one end that resides in the main section.
8. A hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material, the cover boot including, in merging succession, a cable collar, a transition section, a main section, an interconnection section, and a neck, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar, the neck has a diameter smaller than the interconnection section, and the interconnection section has a diameter larger than the cable collar, and further comprising at least one flange extending radially outwardly from the cable collar.
9. The cover boot defined in claim 8 , wherein the elastomeric material of the cover boot comprises rubber.
10. The cover boot defined in claim 8 , further comprising fins that extend radially outwardly from the main section.
11. The cover boot defined in claim 10 , wherein the fins are longitudinal fins.
12. The cover boot defined in claim 10 , wherein the fins also extend radially from the transition section.
13. The cover boot defined in claim 8 , in combination, with a trunk cable, wherein the cable collar encircles the trunk cable.
14. The combination defined in claim 13 , wherein the trunk cable includes a connector attached to one end that resides in the main section.
15. A combination, comprising: (a) a hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material, the cover boot including, in merging succession, a cable collar, a transition section, a main section, an interconnection section, and a neck, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar, and the neck has a diameter smaller than the interconnection section; and (b) a trunk cable, wherein the cable collar encircles the trunk cable, and wherein the trunk cable resides in the main section and the interconnection section.
16. A combination, comprising: (a) a hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material, the cover boot including, in merging succession, a cable collar, a transition section, a main section, an interconnection section, and a neck, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar, and the neck has a diameter smaller than the interconnection section, and further comprising at least one flange extending radially outwardly from the cable collar; and (b) a trunk cable, wherein the cable collar encircles the trunk cable, and wherein the trunk cable resides in the main section and the interconnection section.