Patent ID: 11862900
Assignee: TELEDYNE DEFENSE ELECTRONICS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A system for assembling a connector comprising:
a receptacle member;
a plug member configured to mate with the receptacle member to provide the connector;
a seal member disposed in a cavity provided by the plug member and/or the receptacle member, wherein the seal member is configured to, in response to a mating of the plug member with the receptacle member, compress at an initial contact region between an innermost layer and an outermost layer of the seal member; and
wherein the system is configured to, in response to a compressing of the seal member, force air radially inward toward the innermost layer of the seal member and radially outward toward the outermost layer of the seal member away from the initial contact region to reduce partial discharge associated with the connector.