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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2021
The United States Government of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Thomas E Hansen, Newport, RI (US);
Charles K Boyle, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Alia W Kroger, Middletown, RI (US);
Abstract
A connector is provided with a forward bulkhead assembly having a forward bulkhead device and an aft bulkhead assembly having an aft bulkhead device. Each of the forward bulkhead assembly and the aft bulkhead assembly includes connections for wires and optical fibers of an acoustic array. The forward bulkhead assembly includes a clamshell-type ring of two halves on opposite sides of the forward bulkhead assembly. The clamshell has a locking feature and a locking ring attached to the locking feature. The locking ring connects the forward bulkhead assembly with the aft bulkhead assembly.