US 12,171,088 B2
Sealing member
Christophe Desard, Herbignac (FR); and Thierry Naudin, Orvault (FR)
Assigned to CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by Corning Research & Development Corporation, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,920.
Prior Publication US 2022/0104406 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 9/00 (2006.01); H01B 17/30 (2006.01); F16J 15/12 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 9/0015 (2013.01) [H01B 17/30 (2013.01); F16J 15/123 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sealing member for providing a seal around a cable, the sealing member comprising a resiliently deformable material and having a passage along its axis for receiving the cable,
wherein the sealing member comprises a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion, the first end disposed at an opposite end of the sealing member from the second end along the axis and the intermediate portion disposed between the first end and the second end,
wherein the intermediate portion comprises a circumferential groove disposed on its outer surface such that when a compressing force is applied to the first end and the second end along the axis of the sealing member the intermediate portion deforms to cause the passage to narrow, and
wherein the adjoining portion includes a first portion that adjoins the first ends of the respective sealing members and a second portion that adjoins the second ends of the respective sealing members and wherein the first portion and the second portion are separated such that a gap is defined between them.