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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2000
Christophe Rayssiguier, Houston, TX (US);
Kalim Ullah, Houston, TX (US);
Gary P. Bickford, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Martinez, Houston, TX (US);
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
A wet-mateable electrical connector which does not use elastomer as a primary seal is provided. The wet-mateable electrical connector includes a female connector body having an internal central cavity and a female metal sealing surface at a forward end and a female contact housing disposed within the internal central cavity. The female contact housing includes a plurality of female contacts. A sliding pin is movably disposed within the internal central cavity. The wet-mateable electrical connector further includes a male contact pin which has a front end for engagement with a front end of the sliding pin. The male contact pin includes a plurality of male contacts, each of which engages with a respective one of the female contacts so as to establish an electrical connection. The male contact pin has a male metal sealing surface which sealingly engages the female sealing surface to form a metal-to-metal seal.