Patent ID: 7901240
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A submersible connector comprising: a substantially cylindrical adapter housing coupled to a connector housing; a first adapter insert and a second adapter insert, each adapter insert having a substantially cylindrical outer surface and an inner surface; a longitudinal cable retention cavity formed in the inner surface of each adapter insert, the longitudinal cable retention cavity shaped to at least partially restrain motion in a first lateral axis of a flat cable placed between the first and second adapter inserts; a gripping contact having a plurality of fingers, the plurality of fingers having a substantially conical outer surface; a contact receptacle having a substantially conical inner surface; and a tension member urging the gripping contact into the contact receptacle such that interaction between the substantially conical outer surface and the substantially conical inner surface forces the plurality of fingers to engagingly compress the electrical conductor placed between the fingers.