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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Inova, Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Randall V. Cameron, Airdrie, CA;
Terry E. Wood, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Inova Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/5202 (2013.01); H01R 43/00 (2013.01); H01R 13/5219 (2013.01); G01V 1/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector for forming an electrical connection includes a connector body and an insulator disposed in the connector body. The insulator includes a plurality of female contacts and a plurality of passages. Each passage allows access to one of the female contacts and is at least partially defined by a plurality of inwardly projecting rings. The connector also includes a plug having a plurality of male contact male contacts complementary to the female contacts. Each male contact male contact has a tower shaped to sealingly seat within an associated passage in the insulator.