Electrical connectors – Coupling part including flexing insulation – Sealing
Patent
1997-05-15
1999-02-23
Paumen, Gary F.
Electrical connectors
Coupling part including flexing insulation
Sealing
H01R 1340
Patent
active
058737502
ABSTRACT:
An underwater connector assembly includes releasably mateable plug and socket units, each unit having at least one bore for receiving an optical or electrical lead connected to a terminal at a forward end of the bore, the terminals being mated when the units are connected together. A shaft extends from one terminal through the bore to form an annular chamber between the shaft and bore. An annular seal of resilient material is mounted in the annular chamber between the shaft and bore. The seal has an inner diameter less than the outer diameter of the shaft and an outer diameter greater than the bore diameter, and engages over a smooth, continuous outer cylindrical surface of the shaft, allowing the shaft to slide relative to the seal on mating of the plug and receptacle units while maintaining sealing engagement between the seal and shaft.
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Barlow Stewart M.
Cairns James L.
Ocean Design, Inc.
Patel T. C.
Paumen Gary F.
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