Patent ID: 8817950

Claim:
An x-ray source device, comprising: a. a power supply and an x-ray tube electrically, physically and releasably coupled together at a coupling formed therebetween; b. the coupling comprising: i. a plug extending from one of the power supply or the x-ray tube and a socket extending in towards the other of the power supply or the x-ray tube; ii. a plug annular surface surrounding the plug at a base thereof and a socket annular surface surrounding the socket at a leading edge thereof; iii. the plug having a tapered surface and a continuously reduced diameter from the base towards an end of the plug; iv. the socket having a tapered surface and a continuously reduced diameter from the leading edge towards a bottom of the socket; v. mating electrical connectors associated with the plug and the socket defining plug connectors and socket connectors, respectively, connecting when the plug is disposed in the socket, the electrical connectors configured to allow electrical current to flow from the power supply to the tube when connected; vi. the tapered surfaces, the annular surfaces, or both, having a non-linear cross-sectional profile; vii. the tapered surfaces and the annular surfaces of the plug and the socket substantially mating, with the plug insertable and receivable in the socket; and viii. the plug, and material forming the socket, comprising elastic, electrically insulative material; and c. the tapered surfaces abutting one another when coupled.