Apparatus having a connector with isolated conductive paths
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths, the bulkhead assembly being a structure of a connector that interfaces externally for the connector and provides a sealing function to components of the connector;
a non-bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the non-bulkhead assembly being a structure of the connector included in the components for which the bulkhead assembly provides external interfacing and sealing function; and
a flexible coupling between each of the two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths and each of the two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the flexible coupling including a flexible sleeve substantially surrounding a flexible member, the flexible member separated from a conductive flexible member in the non-bulkhead assembly by a flexible insulative material, wherein the bulkhead assembly, the non-bulkhead assembly, and the flexible coupling are arranged as part of a connector.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a pair of connectors, two or more conductive paths formed in each connector in the pair of connectors, and a shroud encompassing at least a portion of the pair of connectors. The pair of connectors includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is substantially more flexible than the second connector, and each connector in the pair of connectors includes a bulkhead. Each of the two or more conductive paths in each connector in the pair of connectors is electrically isolated from all other conductive elements in the pair of connectors. The shroud is located between the bulkheads and disposed about the pair of connectors when the pair of connectors are coupled together electrically.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths, the bulkhead assembly being a structure of a connector that interfaces externally for the connector and provides a sealing function to components of the connector; a non-bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the non-bulkhead assembly being a structure of the connector included in the components for which the bulkhead assembly provides external interfacing and sealing function; and a flexible coupling between each of the two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths and each of the two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the flexible coupling including a flexible sleeve substantially surrounding a flexible member, the flexible member separated from a conductive flexible member in the non-bulkhead assembly by a flexible insulative material, wherein the bulkhead assembly, the non-bulkhead assembly, and the flexible coupling are arranged as part of a connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a first connector including; a first bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths, the first bulkhead assembly being a structure of the first connector that interfaces externally for the first connector and provides a sealing function to components of the first connector; a first non-bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the first non-bulkhead assembly being a structure of the first connector included in the components for which the first bulkhead assembly provides external interfacing and sealing function; and a flexible coupling between each of the two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths and each of the two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the flexible coupling including a flexible sleeve substantially surrounding a flexible member, the flexible member separated from a conductive flexible member in the first non-bulkhead assembly by a flexible insulative material; and a second connector structured to mate with the first connector, the second connector including; a second bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths, the second bulkhead assembly being a structure of the second connector that interfaces externally for the second connector and provides a sealing function to components of the second connector; and a second non-bulkhead assembly including two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths, the second non-bulkhead assembly being a structure of the second connector included in the components for which the second bulkhead assembly provides external interfacing and sealing function, the two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths and the two-or-more isolated non-bulkhead conductive paths of the second connector coupleable with the two-or-more isolated bulkhead conductive paths to provide a conductive path through the first and second connectors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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