Sealed plug and socket assemblies

Claim 1

A PLUG AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PIN ELEMENTS EACH HAVING A PIN PART, A BASE EXTENDING AXIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND A CIRCUMFERENTIAL RIB THEREBETWEEN, A PLURALITY OF SOCKET ELEMENTS EACH HAVING A SOCKET PART, A BASE EXTENDING AXIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND A CIRCUMFERENTIAL RIB THEREBETWEEN, EACH OF SAID PIN AND SOCKET BASES BEING CONNECTABLE TO A CONDUCTOR, A RIGID SLEEVE, A FIRST PERFORATED RESILIENT GLAND HAVING RECESSES TO RECEIVE SAID PIN RIBS, SAID FIRST GLAND FITTING IN SAID SLEEVE AND MOUNTED ROUND SAID PIN PARTS AND SAID PIN RIBS, A SECOND PERFORATED RESILIENT GLAND HAVING RECESSES TO RECEIVE SAID SOCKET RIBS, SAID SECOND GLAND ALSO FITTING IN SAID SLEEVE AND MOUNTED ROUND SAID SOCKET PARTS AND SAID SOCKET RIBS, FIRST AND SECOND RIGID INSULATING DISCS SLIDABLE WITHIN SAID SLEEVE END ENGAGING THE INNER PERIPHERY THEREOF, SUPPORTING SAID PIN BASES AND SAID SOCKET BASES AT AXIALLY INNER SECTIONS THEREOF RESPECTIVELY AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID FIRST GLAND AND SAID SECOND GLAND RESPECTIVELY AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE OUTER FACES OF THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL RIBS OF THE PIN ELEMENTS AND THE SOCKET ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY, A THIRD PERFORATED RESILIENT GLAND AND A FOURTH PERFORATED RESILIENT GLAND FIT-