Weather sealed male splice adaptor
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1. A male splice adaptor comprising:
- a tubular housing having a first section which is detachably coupled to a second section, said first section including an output port;
a connector pin disposed within said housing and extending outwardly from said output port;
a seal provided in said output port and configured such that said connector pin passes through said seal to extend from said output port, said seal including a pliable disk and a rigid disk;
retainer means associated with said first section for retaining said seal within said output port; and
means associated with said connector pin for coacting with said retainer means in response to the coupling of said first section to said second section to distort said seal in a manner creating a weather-tight seal between said pin and said first section within said output port, said coacting means including a ridge defined about said connector pin, said ridge contacting an inwardly facing surface of said pliable disk, said ridge comprising a portion of said connector pin which is tapered inwardly from a predetermined diameter to a smaller diameter.
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Abstract
A male splice adaptor includes a tubular housing having first and second sections which are detachably coupled to one another. Each of the sections includes an output port from which a connector pin extends from within the housing. A seal is provided in each of the output ports and is configured so that as the first and second sections are coupled to one another, the seal is expanded so as to create a weather-tight seal within the output port.
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1. A male splice adaptor comprising:
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a tubular housing having a first section which is detachably coupled to a second section, said first section including an output port; a connector pin disposed within said housing and extending outwardly from said output port; a seal provided in said output port and configured such that said connector pin passes through said seal to extend from said output port, said seal including a pliable disk and a rigid disk; retainer means associated with said first section for retaining said seal within said output port; and means associated with said connector pin for coacting with said retainer means in response to the coupling of said first section to said second section to distort said seal in a manner creating a weather-tight seal between said pin and said first section within said output port, said coacting means including a ridge defined about said connector pin, said ridge contacting an inwardly facing surface of said pliable disk, said ridge comprising a portion of said connector pin which is tapered inwardly from a predetermined diameter to a smaller diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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5. A male splice adaptor comprising:
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a tubular housing having a first section which is detachably coupled to a second section, said first section including an output port; a connector pin disposed within said housing and extending outwardly from said output port; a seal provided in said output port and configured such that said connector pin passes through said seal to extend from said output port, said seal including a pliable disk and a rigid disk; retainer means associated with said first section for retaining said seal within said output port, said retaining means including a plurality of retaining tabs disposed about the outer circumferential edge of said output port, said tabs contacting an outwardly facing surface of said rigid disk; and means associated with said connector pin for coacting with said retainer means in response to the coupling of said first section to said second section to distort said seal in a manner creating a weather-tight seal between said pin and said first section within said output port.
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10. A male splice adaptor comprising:
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a tubular housing having a first section which is detachably coupled to a second section, said first section including an output port; a connector pin disposed within said housing and extending outwardly from said output port; a seal provided in said output port and configured such that said connector pin passes through said seal to extend from said output port, said seal including a pliable disk and a rigid disk; retainer means associated with said first section for retaining said seal within said output port, said retaining means including a curled edge portion of said tubular housing disposed about the outer circumferential edge of said output port, said curled edge portion contacting an outwardly facing surface of said rigid disk; and means associated with said connector pin for coacting with said retainer means in response to the coupling of said first section to said second section to distort said seal in a manner creating a weather-tight seal between said pin and said first section within said output port. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A male splice adaptor comprising:
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a tubular housing having first and second sections which are detachably coupled to one another, each of said sections including respective first and second output ports; a connector pin disposed within said housing and extending at opposite ends outwardly from said first and second output ports; first and second seals respectively provided in said first and second output ports and configured such that said connector pin passes through said seals to extend from said first and second output ports; means associated with said output ports for retaining said seals within said output ports; and means associated with said connector pin for applying a force to said seals as said first and second sections are coupled to one another such that said seals are expanded so as to create a weather-tight seal within each of said output ports. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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