Patent ID: 6167612
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G21F,H01R,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for the making and breaking of a plug and socket connection within a hazardous environment by remote handling means, the apparatus comprising: at least one receiving bracket adapted to receive a positioning and retaining plate, the positioning and retaining plate having one of a plug and a socket fixed thereto in a predetermined orientation to permit making or breaking of a connection with the other of a plug and a socket; said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket being movable in a direction parallel to the axis of said fixed plug or socket on slider means; and means for moving said at least one receiving bracket and said fixed plug or socket relative to the other of a plug and a socket which is fixed in a co-operating axial and rotational orientation thereto so as to make or break said connection; wherein said at least one receiving bracket has means to permit said fixed plug or socket to be placed in or removed from said at least one receiving bracket by said remote handling means.