GLOBAL LINK CONNECTOR SYSTEM

摘要

A connector mating system that can enable the coupling and decoupling of electrical or optical communications channels, while in a deep, sub-oceanic, sea-floor environments, during which time the contacting interfaces of the said channels remain fully protected from the destructive effects of the said environment. The system features a Wet-Mate Connector (WMC) that provides a means for electrical, optical and hybrid interconnection within an extremely hostile environments.

主权项

1. A connector set comprising:
a plug having an isolation chamber having electrical or optical contacts; a receptacle having an isolation chamber having electrical or optical contacts, the receptacle being adapted to receive the plug, wherein the isolation chamber in the plug and the isolation chamber of the receptacle are barrier sealed from an external environment by a scalloped rotational interface valve, providing an isolated contiguous isolation chamber with passageway for the optical or electrical contacts between the connector halves, following engagement of the individual connector halves.