Patent ID: 6719578
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A submersible cable connector assembly comprising:a cable-side connector assembly that includes a flex circuit having a circular head with a plurality of pins protruding therefrom; a receptacle-side connector assembly that includes a molded contact receptor having a plurality of concentric conductive rings with insulating material positioned between each ring, each concentric conductive ring electrically coupling with at least one of the pins when the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly are coupled together; and a spring disposed behind the flex circuit, wherein the spring applies a force on the circular head of the flex circuit and urges more than one of the pins of the plurality of pins to make contact with the more than one concentric conductive rings of the molded contact receptor when the cable-side connector assembly and the receptacle-side connector assembly are coupled together.