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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2020
The United States of America As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Newport, RI (US);
Eric H Kirchoff, Newport, RI (US);
Michael J Kroger, Middletown, RI (US);
Abstract
An assembly with a first coupling having a forward bulkhead device is provided. The forward bulkhead device contains a first connector insert having first end connections for wires and optical fibers of an acoustic array. The assembly also includes a second coupling having an aft bulkhead device therein. The aft bulkhead device contains a second connector insert having second end connections for the wires and optical fibers of the acoustic array. The forward bulkhead device further includes an alignment assembly. The alignment assembly is matable with the aft bulkhead device to align the first connector insert with the second connector insert. The forward bulkhead device further includes a locking ring connecting the forward bulkhead device with the aft bulkhead device.