Electrical connectors

摘要

An electrical connector system including contacts configured to electrically couple to cables at one end and to one another at the other end. Contacts may be housed in rubberized insulations, which in turn may be housed in various types of receptacles, e.g., bulkhead mounts, wall mounts, in line connectors, or caps. Male contact may be disposed within opening of female contact, but insulation surrounding male contact may be configured to envelope insulation surrounding female contact. As a result, an overall diameter of insulations and contacts may be reduced significantly, permitting the use of receptacles sized to accommodate openings previously reserved for metal-on-metal insulating connection systems.

主权项

1. An electrical connector system comprising:
a contact having a first end configured to electrically couple to a cable and a second end configured to electrically couple to another contact; and an insulation configured to completely surround at least the second end of the contact; wherein the contact is a male contact rated at at least 1000V; and further wherein the insulation is spaced radially from a perimeter of the second end a distance sufficient to accommodate a female contact and an insulation surrounding the female contact radially inwardly of the insulation surrounding the male contact.