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US 2014/0270645 A1Published application
Composite connection system
AssigneeDeeplinc, Inc.
InventorJohn R. Toth
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Abstract
A connector mating system that can enable the coupling and decoupling of electrical or optical communications channels, while in a deep, sub-oceanic, sea-floor environments, during which time the contacting interfaces of the said channels remain fully protected from the destructive effects of the said environment. The system features a Wet-Mate Connector (WMC) that provides a means for electrical, optical and hybrid inter-connection within an extremely hostile environments.
Claims36
A connector set comprising:
- a plug having a front oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber having electrical or optical contacts;
- a receptacle having a front oil chamber and a secondary oil chamber having electrical or optical contacts, the receptacle being adapted to receive the plug,
- wherein the front oil chamber in the plug and the front oil chamber of the receptacle are used for mechanically engaging the plug and the receptacle, and the secondary oil chamber in the plug and the secondary oil chamber in the receptacle are used for isolation and contact engagement of the electrical or optical contacts of the plug with the electrical or optical contacts of the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.