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US 8,137,136 B1Granted
Electrical disconnect for hazardous areas
AssigneePrecision Engine Controls Corporation
InventorJason Bench
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Abstract
An explosion-resistant connector has a receptacle having a female portion and a first outer portion. A plurality of leads extends through the receptacle into the female portion. An adapter has a hollow portion through which the leads also extend, the adapter attaching to the first outer portion. A potting compound is disposed in the hollow portion about the leads. If an explosion occurs, it occurs on an adapter side of the connector as opposed to a receptacle side of the connector.
Claims20
An explosion-resistant connector, said connector comprising:
- a receptacle have a female portion and a first outer portion;
- a plurality of leads extending through said receptacle into said female portion;
- an adapter having a hollow portion through which said leads extend, said adapter attaching to said first outer portion;
- and
- a potting compound disposed in said hollow portion about said leads and wherein an explosion may occur on an adapter side of said connector as opposed to a receptacle side of said connector.
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A method for constructing an explosion-resistant connector comprising:
- screwing a female receptacle having a plurality of leads extending therein into an adapter having a hollow portion therein through which said wires also extend;
- fitting a snap ring within a wall of an inner bore defining said hollow portion within said adapter;
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- filling said hollow portion of said adapter with a potting compound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.