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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Joseph Allan Nicholson, Broughton-in-Furness, GB;
Joseph Allan Nicholson, Broughton-in-Furness, GB;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector is provided for use in establishing watertight connections, such as for subsea applications. The connector comprises a receptacle component () that includes a fluted, insulated male contact pin () with an isolation tube () substantially surrounding the insulated male contact pin over at least part of its length and containing oil therein, and a plug component () that includes a sliding contact pin assembly () and a release mechanism (). The release mechanism () enables linear tolerance sliding action between the receptacle component and the plug component after establishing electrical communication between the mating components. The sliding contact pin assembly further includes a shuttle pin () that is urged rearwardly during mating to operate the release mechanism, thereby allowing the male contact pin and front contact band () to move relative to the central spring support rod () of the plug component.