Electrical marine connector

Abstract

The marine connector comprises a pair of complementary connector units, each attachable to an electric cable-end for interconnecting the same. Each connector unit has longitudinally-spaced, front and rear end walls interconnected by an axial transverse partition. Male and female electric contact elements are mounted on the front wall of each connector unit on opposite sides of the partition and are aligned for telescopic connection with one another. The conductor ends are anchored to the partition by means including a solder ball and extend therefrom to the related contact elements. A sealing sleeve made of a flexible resilient material is slidably mounted on the cable-end portion leading to each unit. Compression means constructed of rigid material are slidable on the cable ends and have axial bores to slidably receive the sealing sleeves and are adapted to axially compress the sealing sleeves to effect both internal and external expansion thereof to thereby provide fluid-tight seals between the cable and the compression means. A two-part male and female threaded housing is slidably mounted about the respective cable ends for enclosing the joined connector units when the two parts are screwed together and are operable thereby to exert end-wise forces for actuating the compression means.