Patent ID: 6590158
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G02B,H05K

Abstract:
A pressure container that defines a sealed chamber having a first pressure, the sealed chamber being positioned in proximity to a pressure region at a second pressure external to the sealed chamber, the container comprising:a housing defining a first chamber configured to maintain a first pressure level and having two spaced-apart, confronting walls positioned between the first chamber and a pressure region external to the first chamber; a seal assembly positioned between the confronting walls, the seal assembly including, a planar substrate, a conductive element attached to the planar substrate and extending between the first chamber and the pressure region external to the first chamber for conducting a signal between the first chamber and the pressure region, and first and second seals positioned on opposite sides of the planar substrate and adapted to sealably interface with the confronting walls of the housing; and one or more securement members that compress the confronting walls of the housing against the seal assembly, to seal the first chamber and thereby define a boundary between the first chamber and the pressure region, wherein the housing and the seal assembly are configured to withstand a pressure differential between the first chamber and the pressure region.