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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Richard Allton, Leicester, GB;
Richard Allton, Leicester, GB;
Alstom Hydro France, Levallois Perret, FR;
Abstract
A wet-mateable electrical connector comprises a vertically movable female connector unitlocatable over a vertically fixed male connector unit. The female connector unitdefines a chambercontaining a gas to exclude water and the like therefrom and having a closed upper end and an open lower end for receiving an upper end of the male connector unit. An insulating sheathis locatable within the upper end of the female connector unitto move it from a first position that protects a first electrical contactorprovided on the upper end of the male connector unitto a second position that exposes the first electrical contactor. The upper end of the female connector unithouses a second electrical contactorwhich is engageable with the first electrical contactorupon movement of the insulating sheathfrom the first position to the second position.