Bulkhead connector means
Abstract
Abstract A BULKHEAD CONNECTOR MEANS, CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING A HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE OF ABOUT 6000 FEET OF WATER AND BEING READILY DISCONNECTED AND REPLACED WHILE UNDER ABOUT 6000 FEET OF WATER, HAS AN END PORTION THAT FORMS AN ANNULAR PRESSURE SEAL AROUND AN APERTURE FORMED IN THE BULKHEAD OF A VESSEL, THE APERTURE BEING SEALED BY A SUITABLE COVER, REMOVABLE FROM THE INTERIOR THEREOF. AFTER THE END PORTION IS PLACED AGAINST THE APERTURE ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE BULKHEAD, THE SEA WATER IS DRAINED FROM THE CAVITY THUS FORMED SO THAT THE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE FORMS THE PRESSURE SEAL AROUND THE APERTURE BY PRESSING THE CONNECTOR TIGHTLY THEREAGAINST. FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VESSEL THE COVER IS REMOVED EXPOSING THE END PORTION AND THE CONNECTION IS MADE THERETO.
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- 👤 James L Williams
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