Submersible electrical connector
CA 1296783 C · Owner: Cairns, James L. · Inventors: Cairns, James L.
Overview
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A submersible connector of the plug and receptacle type intended for use in environments characterized in having high or variable pressures includes a fluid-filled bladder into which open a plurality of ports for receiving a plurality of electrical probes. The internal environment of the bladder protects electrical contacts with which the probes mate to form electrical circuits. The integrity of the bladder environment is maintained by use of an end seal providing a radial constricting force on each of the ports which acts to form a pressure-tight seal on a probe inserted into the port to complete an electrical connection. The integrity of the internal bladder environment is maintained when …
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- Granted March 3, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 3, 2009.
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