Tubular bi-metal connector
US4690480A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/935
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An outlet terminal connector for electrical circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing. The connector includes a tubular shell having a threaded end portion composed of steel for releasably engaging a threaded mating cable connector and a base end portion composed of a different metal suitable for welding to the material of the housing. The connector shell is fabricated as a unitary assembly from a two layer explosively bonded laminate, one layer of which comprises steel and the other layer of which comprises the material of the connector base end portion.
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