Cable terminal sealing facility
AssigneePrecision Interconnect Corporation
InventorsJames Francis McIntire, Brian Erik Haug
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Abstract
A cap facility for a medical cable having a terminal defining a rimmed chamber containing electrical contacts. The facility has a frame that connects to the terminal. An arm is connected to the frame, and is movable between a first closed position and a second open position. The arm is biased to the closed position, and has a cap adapted to enclose the rimmed chamber when the arm is in the closed position. The cap has an arcuate motion path between the open position and an intermediate position proximate to the closed position, and an initial motion path deviating from the arcuate path, such that the cap moves away from the rim initially upon departing from the closed position. The facility may have a camming mechanism that provides the path.
Claims12
A cap facility for a medical cable having an elongated terminal body with a free end defining a rimmed chamber containing electrical contacts, the facility comprising:
- a frame operable for connection to the terminal;
- an arm pivotally connected to the frame at a pivot axis, the arm (a) movable between a first closed position and a second open position, (b) having a cap adapted to enclose the rimmed chamber when the arm is in the closed position, and (c) being biased to the closed position;
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- an unsealing mechanism operable in response to initial motion of the arm from the closed position to move the cap away from the rim on a path that deviates from an arc defined by the pivot axis.
A self-sealing medical cable assembly having a terminal defining a rimmed chamber containing electrical contacts comprising:
- a frame operable for connection to the terminal;
- an arm connected to the frame, the arm (a) being movable between a first closed position and a second open position (b) being biased to the closed position, and (c) having a cap adapted to enclose the rimmed chamber when the arm is in the closed position, the cap (i) having an arcuate motion path between the open position and an intermediate position proximate to the closed position, and (ii) having an initial motion path deviating from the arcuate path, such that the cap moves away from the rim initially upon departing from the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.