Claims
- 1. A device which is connectable to a cable and which is adapted to terminate strength member wires of said cable, said device including:
- cable engagement clamping means for being secured to a cable jacket, said clamping means including a portion adapted to become engaged with and clamped to an outer surface of the plastic jacket of the cable and further including an upstanding portion which is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cable; and
- bonding block means adapted to be secured in engagement with said upstanding portion of said clamping means and spaced from said portion of said clamping means which engages the cable jacket along a radial line extending from the cable for securing strength members of the cable which are disposed between said upstanding portion and said bonding block means, said bonding block means also including at least one passageway for receiving an end portion of a ground wire.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein said cable engagement clamping means includes an arcuately formed plate adapted to engage the cable jacket, and clamp means adapted to be disposed about and in engagement with said arcuately formed plate and the cable to secure said arcuately formed plate to the cable.
- 3. The device of claim 2, wherein longitudinal edges of said arcuately formed plate are serrated.
- 4. The device of claim 1, wherein said upstanding portion of said cable engagement clamping means includes a plurality of fingers which overhang said bonding block means, said fingers disposed to be spaced apart to receive end portions of cable strength members therebetween.
- 5. The device of claim 4, wherein said fingers are spaced apart sufficiently to receive a plurality of strength members of cables to which said device is expected to be connected.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/358,991 filed May 26, 1989, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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