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US 12,371,132 B1Granted
Tool-less mating bulkhead connector
AssigneeVatn Systems Inc.
InventorEthaniel Dale Donald Moore
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Abstract
This disclosure describes systems, and methods for bulkhead connectors, systems, and methods for coupling modules together to form an electrical connection between watertight modules. The bulkhead can include a first face comprising a first guide rail; a second face, parallel to the first face and defining a first slot shaped to receive a second guide rail; a third face, perpendicular to the first face and the second face, the third face defining a first recess configured to receive a first connector plug; and a coupling configured to affix the bulkhead to a hull.
Claims5
A method comprising:
- lowering a first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) module comprising a first bulkhead onto a second AUV module comprising a second bulkhead, wherein the first bulkhead comprises a first slot that receives a second guide rail of the second bulkhead, and wherein the second bulkhead comprises a second slot that receives a first rail of the first bulkhead;
- engaging at least one hook of a latch of the second bulkhead with at least one catch of the first bulkhead;
- and
- rotating at least one lever of the latch of the second bulkhead into an engaged position to couple the first bulkhead with the second bulkhead.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.