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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Pierre Dubranna, Nuille le Jalais, FR;
Pierre Dubranna, Nuille le Jalais, FR;
Carrier Kheops BAC, Le Mans, FR;
Abstract
An underwater electrical connector having an electrically insulated contact chamber () receiving a pin () of a male coupling element in a contact area (). A piston element () and the contact pin () slide in the contact chamber () in a sealingly connectable manner by at least two joints, one () placed near an opening () and the other (') downstream of the pin and the contact chamber contact area (). The surface of the piston element () between the two joints (′) is connected to a chamber filled with an electrically insulating fluid (), arranged inside the connector element and connected to an external flexible wall element () deformable so as allow the introduction and removal of the contact pin (). The contact area is filled with the electrically insulating fluid and separated from the remaining part of the connector by a third joint ().