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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
May. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Chris Atkinson, Ulverston, GB;
Wesley Barrett, Kendal, GB;
Ross Carrington, Kendal, GB;
Kevin Higgs, Ulverston, GB;
Mark Santos, Ulverston, GB;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/648 (2006.01); H01R 13/652 (2006.01); H01R 4/48 (2006.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/523 (2006.01); H01R 13/6592 (2011.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/652 (2013.01); H01R 4/4881 (2013.01); H01R 4/643 (2013.01); H01R 13/523 (2013.01); H01R 13/6592 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01);
Abstract
A subsea connector includes a recess arranged on an inner surface of the housing of the subsea connector. The recess is configured to receive a canted coil spring such that it provides an electrical multi-point contact between an outer shielding layer, sometimes referred to as a screen, of a subsea cable. The subsea connector further includes a link configured to releasably attach an earth link wire to the housing.