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Underwater coaxial connector

  • US 4,373,767 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1980
  • Issued: 02/15/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An underwater coaxial connector, comprising:

  • a male unit having a hollow cylindrical body with an open end;

    a conductive contact probe mounted axially in said body with an entry tip adjacent the open end;

    a female unit having a body portion to fit into said hollow body;

    a seal mounted in said body portion and having an entry opening to receive the contact probe, said seal including an axially extending, elastomeric cylindrical sealing sleeve which is normally a close sliding fit for the contact probe, and a compressible constrictor surrounding the sealing sleeve and holding the sleeve in a flattened, sealed condition;

    a conductive socket member mounted in said body coaxial with the sealing sleeve for engagement by said contact probe;

    and securing means for securing the male and female units together.

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