Amp LLC

Henry Otto Herrmann, Jr

Douglas W Glover

Jan Philip Askman

The disclosure relates to mateable electrical connector block for connecting or disconnecting plural electrical signal lines one at a time when the blocks are mated together or uncoupled as the case may be; with sequent connections being separated from each other a maximum distance across the connector blocks thereby eliminating arcing over between such connections as they are being made or disconnected. The connector blocks further include means for automatically disconnecting residual high voltage from the contacts when the connector blocks are uncoupled from each other and the high voltage carrying contacts become dangerously exposed thereby.

High voltage connector with crow bar

The present invention relates to a high voltage cable having a composite dielectric of solid insulation surrounded by an air dielectric. Spacers extend from the solid dielectric and through the air dielectric to maintain a dust cover in radially spaced relationship from the solid insulation and to define the air dielectric diameter.

High voltage cable with air dielectric

An electrical connector having a dielectric housing and a plurality of internal cavities containing electrical contacts terminated to electrical leads which protrude from the housing is contained within a conductive shell. The shell is bifurcated longitudinally with each shell portion having a lip which interlocks on the dielectric housing when the shell portions are assembled together. Each shell portion includes a pair of flanges on opposite sides. The flanges project outwardly toward an open side of the shell portion to captivate the other shell portion. The flanges also are in laterally offset planes such that the shell portions are identical and when they are assembled their corresponding flanges are overlapped. Fasteners may be used to join the overlapped flanges. Also mounting bolts and the like may be assembled on the overlapped flanges for mounting the shell to a bulkhead or panel. Electrical leads protruding from the assembled shell may be encapsulated within the shell. Alternatively a metal outer sheath of the leads may be compressibly stuffed into a groove of the shell by a rigid metal ring.

High voltage connector with bifurcated metal shell

A ruggedized high voltage connector suitable for mounting in a bulkhead with a variety of configurations. The connector provides a sealed plug and receptacle connection encased within a plastic sleeve having an outer metal mounting flange. The mounting flange is soldered within a metal liner for a bulkhead opening. The solder interface of the liner and flanged plastic receptacle allows various configurations of the plug and receptacle connection.

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Mount Joy, PA, United States of America

Henry Otto Herrmann, Jr