| US 7,592,545 B2 | ||
| Sealing fitting with expanding material | ||
| Paul S. Babiarz, Liverpool, N.Y. (US); and William Bradley Delans, Fayetteville, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Cooper Industries, LLC, Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 31, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/23,727. | ||
| Application 12/023727 is a continuation of application No. 10/391250, filed on Mar. 18, 2003, granted, now 7,341,255. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0121428 A1, May 29, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H02G 3/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 174—76 [174/77 R] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A fitting for connecting conduit, the fitting comprising:
a plurality of electrical conductors running through the fitting, wherein the fitting includes threaded openings such that
each threaded opening is adapted to receive a threaded conduit that includes the plurality of electrical conductors; and
a sealing compound that has been expanded within the fitting to separate the electrical conductors from each other and sides
of the fitting.
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