Patent ID: 9257783
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H01R,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A hermetic adapter comprising: an adapter body including a sealing element cavity, a dielectric cavity and a sealing ring cavity; a pin having an outside surface; a sealing element disposed between the outside surface of the pin and the sealing element cavity of the adapter body, the sealing element and the pin having substantially corresponding thermal expansion properties such that hermetic seals between the adapter body and the sealing element and between the sealing element and the pin are achievable; a dielectric disposed at least partially within the dielectric cavity of the adapter body, the dielectric including a contact cavity; a contact disposed at least partially within the contact cavity of the dielectric, the contact forming an electrical connection with the pin and having an attachment opposite the electrical connection with the pin for attaching to an external adapter; a sealing ring disposed at least partially within the sealing ring cavity of the adapter body such that a hermetic seal exists between the sealing ring and the adapter body; and a sharp edge configured to deform a surface of the external adapter to provide a hermetic seal between the external adapter and the hermetic adapter.