Underwater separable connector

Claim 1

THE IMPROVEMENT OF A SEPARABLE WATERPROOF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A FIRST SET OF TERMINALS, A SECOND SET OF TERMINALS FORMED TO MATE WITH SAID FIRST SET OF TERMINALS, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID FIRST SET OF TERMINALS, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND SET OF TERMINALS, FLEXIBLE WATERPROOF INSULATION MEANS SECURELY BONDED TO SAID FIRST SET OF MATING TERMINALS TO FORM A UNITIZED, WATERPROOF PLUG ASSEMBLY, FLEXIBLE WATERPROOF INSULATION MEANS SECURELY BONDED TO SAID SECOND SET OF MATING TERMINALS TO FORM A UNITIZED WATERPROOF SOCKET ASSEMBLY, SAID PLUG AND SOCKET ASSEMBLIES BEING CAPABLE OF BEING NESTED TO ESTABLISH A WATERPROOF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID FIRST SET OF TERMINALS AND SAID SECOND SET OF TERMINALS, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE TWO PIECE PLUG AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CENTRAL INSULATING PORTION ENCLOSING A SET OF TERMINALS AND PERIPHERALLY SPACED OUTER FLEXIBLE SKIRT SEALED TO ONE END OF SAID CENTRAL INSULATING PORTION AND EXTENDING THEREFROM TO FORM AN ANNULAR OPENING AT THE OTHER END OF SAID CENTRAL INSULATING PORTION, SAID CENTRAL INSULATING PORTION COMPRISING A FIRST BEAD EXTENDING OUTWARDLY AROUND ITS PERIPHERY AND SAID OUTER FLEXIBLE SKIRT BEING FORMED WITH A FIRST RECESSED GROOVE EXTENDING AROUND ITS INNER PERIPHERY, AND THE OTHER MEMBER OF THE TWO PIECE PLUG AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PROJECTING SHELL ADAPTED TO BE SNUGLY FITTED WITHIN SAID ANNULAR OPENING WHEN THE PLUG AND SOCKET MEMBERS ARE OPERATIVELY COUPLED TO EACH OTHER, THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID PROJECTING SHELL COMPRISING A SECOND BEAD EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FOR MATING WITH SAID FIRST RECESSED GROOVE OF THE OUTER FLEXIBLE SKIRT AND THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID PROJECTING SHELL BEING FORMED WITH A SECOND RECESSED GROOVE EXTENDING THEREAROUND FOR MATING WITH SAID FIRST BEAD OF THE CENTRAL INSULATING PORTION TO PROVIDE A DUAL WATERPROOF SEAL WHEN THE PLUG AND SOCKET MEMBERS ARE OPERATIVELY COUPLED TOGETHER.