Patents Assigned to Rachem Limited
  • Heat shrinkable device with adhesive barrier for connecting elongate objects
    Patent number: 4896904
    Abstract: A device for connecting a plurality of elongate objects, wherein a hollow, open-ended tube is provided which is at least partly dimensionally-recoverable, one or more bonding inserts formed from a solid, fusible, thermosetting adhesive located inside the tube for providing a permanent bond between the objects, and one or more barrier inserts located inside the tube to prevent egress of fused thermo-setting adhesive from the connection between the objects when the device is heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Rachem Limited
    Inventors: John A. Gadsden, David E. Barnwell