Wet mate connector
US9270051B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R24/58
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wet mate electrical connector includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector can include a female connector body defining a central passage. The central passage can include a plurality of female contacts. The male connector can include a male connector body defining a central passage. A male pin can project from the central passage of the male connector body. The male pin can include a plurality of male contacts and be insertible into the central passage of the female connector. The male connector can also include a sleeve slidably displaceable over the male pin between a first position in which the sleeve covers the plurality of male contacts in a protected condition, and a second position in which the sleeve is retracted and exposes the plurality of male contacts.
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