Patent ID: 8164044

Claim:
A combined electrical and fiber optic sensor strand connector assembly comprising: a) said connector assembly having a male portion and a female portion; b) said male portion of said connector assembly having a watertight cable receiving opening at a first end and an externally threaded connection opening at a second end; c) said female portion of said connector assembly having a watertight cable receiving opening at a first end and an internally threaded rotatable sleeve at a second end; d) a first combined electrical and fiber optic sensor strand being attached to said male portion and a second combined electrical and fiber optic sensor strand being attached to said female portion so that when said male portion is connected to said female portion said first and second combined electrical and fiber optic sensor strands are electrically connected; e) at least one of said male portion and said female portion having a sensor ring connected to said fiber optic sensor strand for detecting the presence of moisture within said connector assembly.