Apparatus for remote handling of plugs and sockets
First Claim
1. An apparatus for the making and breaking of a plug and socket connection within a hazardous environment by remote handling means, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate, the positioning and retaining plate having one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket;
said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket being movable in a direction parallel to the axis of said fixed plug or socket on slider means; and
means for moving said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket relative to the other of a plug and a socket which is fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation thereto so as to make or break said connection;
wherein said at least one receiving bracket has means to permit said fixed plug or socket to be placed in or removed from said at least one receiving bracket by said remote handling means.
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Abstract
An apparatus for the making and breaking of a plug and socket connection within a hazardous environment by remote handling means includes at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate. The positioning and retaining plate has one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket. The at least one receiving bracket and the fixed plug or socket are movable in a direction parallel to the axis of the fixed plug or socket on slider means. The apparatus includes means for moving the at least one receiving bracket and the fixed plug or socket relative to the other of a plug and a socket which is fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation thereto so as to make or break the connection. The at least one receiving bracket has means to permit the fixed plug or socket to be placed in or removed from the at least one receiving bracket by the remote handling means.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for the making and breaking of a plug and socket connection within a hazardous environment by remote handling means, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate, the positioning and retaining plate having one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket;
said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket being movable in a direction parallel to the axis of said fixed plug or socket on slider means; and
means for moving said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket relative to the other of a plug and a socket which is fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation thereto so as to make or break said connection;
wherein said at least one receiving bracket has means to permit said fixed plug or socket to be placed in or removed from said at least one receiving bracket by said remote handling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate, the positioning and retaining plate having one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket;
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14. An apparatus for the making and breaking of a connection between a plug and a socket within a hazardous environment by a remote handling device, the apparatus comprising:
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a first element and a second element fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation to said first element, said first element being one of a plug and a socket and said second element being the other of a plug and a socket;
a positioning and retaining plate having said first element fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation; and
a receiving bracket adapted to receive said positioning and retaining plate;
wherein said receiving bracket and said first element are movable relative to said second element so as to make or break said connection;
wherein said receiving bracket and said first element are movable in a direction parallel to an axis of said first element;
wherein said receiving bracket permits said first element to be placed in or removed from said receiving bracket by said remote handling device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An apparatus for the making and breaking of a plug and socket connection within a hazardous environment by remote handling means, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate, the positioning and retaining plate having one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket;
said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket being movable in a direction parallel to the axis of said fixed plug or socket on slider means; and
means for moving said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket relative to the other of a plug and a socket which is fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation thereto so as to make or break said connection;
wherein said at least one receiving bracket has means to permit said fixed plug or socket to be placed in said at least one receiving bracket by said remote handling means.
- at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate, the positioning and retaining plate having one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket;
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17. An apparatus for the making and breaking of a connection between a plug and a socket within a hazardous environment by a remote handling device, the apparatus comprising:
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a first element and a second element fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation to said first element, said first element being one of a plug and a socket and said second element being the other of a plug and a socket;
a positioning and retaining plate having said first element fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation; and
a receiving bracket adapted to receive said positioning and retaining plate;
wherein said receiving bracket and said first element are movable relative to said second element so as to make or break said connection;
wherein said receiving bracket and said first element are movable in a direction parallel to an axis of said first element;
wherein said receiving bracket permits said first element to be placed in said receiving bracket by said remote handling device.
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Specification