Patent ID: 7819683
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: H01R,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a contact pin assembly for a high voltage electrical connection, the method comprising: providing an outer member, to be supportable from a structure, the outer member having a bore extending there through, the bore defining a smooth inner face of the outer member and being divergent towards opposite ends of the outer member; providing an electrically-conductive layer adjacent the inner face; causing the electrically-conductive layer to conform with the profile of the inner face and to be in electrical communication with the outer member; providing a contact pin, the contact pin having ends which are adapted to be connected directly or indirectly to cables and having a profiled portion which defines a smooth outer face of the contact pin and which is divergent towards opposite ends of the contact pin; arranging the contact pin within the bore such that the profiled portion is concentric with the inner face, to define an annular space between the profiled portion and the outer face; providing insulation such that the insulation surrounds the pin to provide a seal around the pin and fills the annular space; and effecting sealing between the insulation and the ends of the outer member.