Abstract: A housing assembly taking the place of strength members in cables for insing electrical and/or electronic equipment. The assembly comprises cylindrical end terminations interlocking with cable termination pieces. The end terminations have strength members attached. The strength members comprise steel wire strands woven or braided in a basket-weave configuration. The strength members are attached to the end termination pieces by swaging an internal into an outside sleeve, and at the same time sandwiching the strength members between the sleeves. A flexible tube is inserted in the housing assembly to serve as a sealing surface for external water pressure.

Abstract: A high-strength, electrically matched and constructionally simple anchor assembly is provided within a cable-repeater coupling for securing the front end of a submarine cable inner conductor within the coupling. The anchor member of the assembly includes a pair of centrally apertured, axially abutting discs formed from reinforced glass fibers, together with a metallic disc-like nut that abuts the front surface of the front-most disc. The stranded cable inner conductor terminates short of the discs, and is crimped within the rear end of a tube that extends through central apertures of the discs and which is affixed to the nut at its front end. The composite nut-disc member is embedded in a load-bearing cylindrical polyethylene body that is in turn captured within the anchor housing of the coupling.

Abstract: A termination between a submarine coaxial cable and a submerged repeater housing. It employs an anchor assembly for transferring the load in the cable core to the repeater housing, and a protective boot assembly for surrounding and supporting the cable where it extends away from the anchor assembly. The boot assembly is rigidly connectible to the housing. Movement of the cable within the boot tube is permitted to a greater extent near the free end of the boot assembly than near the housing, by means of a flexible tube and bellmouth assembly, in order to cater for the stresses associated with the cable handling and recovery.

Abstract: A submerged repeater or equalizer housing having a clamping ring therein which dishes and resiliently presses a bulkhead toward an annular seat to compress a seal therebetween. A modified cable outer conductor connection to the bulkhead improves high frequency return loss.