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US 4,304,451 AGranted
Interconnection technique for downhole instrumentation
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorRichard B. Clayton
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Abstract
Multiple electrical connections between circuits in axially displaced housings are made by mounting the connectors so that they are at right angles to the axis of the housings.
Claims2
A connector arrangement for making electrical connections between apparatus contained in two cylindrical housings having a common longitudinal axis, wherein the cylindrical housings are formed of two semicylindrical parts with one part constituting a frame member upon which the apparatus may be mounted and the other part a cover member, said connector arrangement comprising:
- extensions from the two cylindrical housings of the semicylindrical frame member of each;
- said extensions being of the same length and so positioned with respect to each other that they form a complete cylinder having the same diameter as said housings;
- a plurality of conductive male members extending from the extension of one of said frame members in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- a corresponding plurality of conductive female members extending from the extension of the other frame member in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- each of said female members positioned to mate with a corresponding male member;
- and
- conductive means for connecting each of said male and female members to a circuit mounted in its associated housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.