US 7,333,391 B2
	Universal seismic cable connector
Donald G. Chamberlain, Cochrane (Canada); and Randall Vincent Cameron, Irricana (Canada)
Assigned to ARAM Systems, Ltd, Calgary, Alberta (Canada)
Filed on Nov. 18, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/283,423.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/635216, filed on Dec. 11, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0133201 A1, Jun. 22, 2006
Int. Cl. G01V 1/38 (2006.01); H01R 13/58 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 367—20  [439/606; 439/281]

20 Claims

1. A hermaphroditic electric cable connector for a multiplicity of electric conduits, each conduit being electrically insulated from others in a cable consolidated assembly, said connector further having a substantially cylindrical configuration about an axis of revolution and comprising an outer annulus that is at least partially rotatable about a substantially cylindrical core and substantially fixed axially relative to said core; said electric conduits entering said core through a first axial end for connection to respective terminals secured within said core; a substantially circular cross-sectional area of a second axial end of said core being diametrically divided into two half-area sections; distal end-faces respective to each half-area section being profiled into at least two parallel chord sections whereby first distal end faces respective to one chord section of each half-area section are disposed substantially within the same cross-sectional plane; a second distal end face of a second chord section in a first half-area section disposed in a second cross-sectional plane; and a second distal end face of a second chord section in a second half-area disposed in a third cross-sectional plane, said second and third planes being axially displaced from said first plane in substantially equal and opposite directions; said terminals comprising a plurality of pins and sockets penetrating the distal end-faces of said chord sections and at least one pin among said plurality being electrically non-conductive.