Underwater mateable connector

Details Underwater mateable connector Underwater mateable connector

1996-04-19

1997-11-11

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With contact preventer or retractable cover part

Movably mounted

439201, 439310, 439271, 385 56, 385 58, H01R 1344

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056857276

ABSTRACT:
An underwater optical or electrical connector has a plug unit containing at least one contact probe and a receptacle unit containing at least one contact member. Each unit has an end wall having an opening aligned with the respective contact probe or member, and the units are adapted to be coupled together with the end wall openings in alignment and the probe projecting through the aligned openings into contact with the contact member. A seal member is rotatably mounted behind each end wall and the end wall and seal members are relatively rotatable between sealed positions in which each end wall opening is sealed and open position in which a port in each seal member is aligned with the respective end wall opening. A biasing device in each unit pushes an overlying portion of each seal member through the end wall opening to seal the opening in the closed position.

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patent: 5194012 (1993-03-01), Cairns
patent: 5234350 (1993-08-01), Marechal et al.

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