Patent ID: 7442081

Claim:
A hermetic pressure connector for providing a pressure-tight, electrically conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead, the connector comprising: a transverse support member having a high pressure side and an opposite low pressure side with a passage extending through the transverse support member between the opposite sides; a conductor pin having an axial portion extending through the passage; an insulating sleeve surrounding at least the axial portion of the conductor pin thereby electrically insulating the transverse support member from the conductor pin, wherein the insulating sleeve is a two-piece insert, wherein the two-piece insert has a first piece that is located on the high pressure side and is constructed of a ceramic and a second piece that is located on the low pressure side and is constructed of a polymeric material; a molded connector body surrounding at least a central portion of the conductor pin at least at one of the high and low pressure sides to thereby mechanically support the conductor pin in the passage, the molded connector body being directly sealingly engaged with the conductor pin, the insulating sleeve and the transverse support member.