Underwater-mateable electrical connector
US4299431A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1980 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/523
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an underwater-mateable connector system of the vented pin-and-socket t, the socket electrical contact system is composed of a contact ring cooperating with a contact band, the contact band being integrally provided with a multiplicity of resiliently deformable louvers. The pin electrical contact is composed of a rigid conductor disposed intermediate electrically insulating material and is arranged to provide electrical contact with the deformable louvers of the contact band. Electrically insulating interference seals are formed on either side of the contact area when mated due to differential diameters between the pin and socket. The preferred embodiment utilizes a Multilam.RTM. band (U.S. Pat. No. 3,453,587) as the contact band.
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