A plug connection for a shielded flat or round cable. A shielded connecting element (80,85) is connected in one piece with the cable shielding (91,95). The shielding connector element includes a housing contact part (70,86) which is in contact with a part lying on the ground or reference potential. The shielded connecting element (80) for the flat cable (3) extends between the cable core (92) and the cable shielding (91) and is in connection with the ground or reference potential. The housing co...

Apparatus for connecting a pipe discharge ramp or stinger to a lay barge or similar vessel comprises a connecting member mounted on said vessel for pivotal movement in a horizontal plane, means for applying substantially constant force to said connecting member to retard said movement, and means on said connecting member for attaching a stinger to said member for pivotal movement of the stinger in a vertical plane.

A connection for irrigation pipes includes a bell member and a spigot member slidably receivable within the bell member and having an elongated aperture partly registrable with an aperture in the side of the bell member. A cantilever support for the connection comprises a horizontal conduit received through the two apertures and forming a bayonet joint with a tubular extension at the side of the bell member. The cantilever support includes a post for mounting the conduit and for additionally sup...

Disclosed is a device for carrying an electrical signal to a moving trolley as the trolley moves past a fixed control station, the electrical contact at the control station being biased to move transversally of the trolley track, and a pair of opposed contacts on the trolley which are biased together for engaging each side of the fixed contact as the trolley moves by the station, the leading portion of the moving contacts being shaped to funnel the fixed contact between them.

A connection box, wherein any one of a large number of first leads can be connected with any one of a large number of second leads. The box is provided with contact devices disposed in an arc of a circle, one or more guide bodies disposed adjacent the center of the circle, and bridges interposed between the guide bodies and the contact devices. The first leads can be directly connected to the contact devices, and the second leads can be passed over the guide bodies and the bridges to the contact...

A rail connection arrangement comprising a rail, a support arranged substantially perpendicularly to the rail and comprising a holding device provided with slot means and an exterior thread, the support also comprising a spacer with a portion having an interior thread engaged by said exterior thread, the rail being received in the slot means and fixedly held therein between the holding device and the spacer, the portion of the spacer having the interior thread is made of a material which is hard...

A releasable pipe connection has a pair of pipe ends engaging in one another so that one pipe end acts as a sleeve for the other pipe end. Once together, the pipe ends define a wedge-shaped groove. An annular helical coiled spring is arranged in the groove so as to serve as a clamping ring, and a flange ring is fastened to the one part and acts as a sleeve to clamp the helical coiled spring in the groove. The coils of the helical coiled spring may have circular or non-circular cross sections, an...

A threaded connection wherein an externally threaded member provided with a rubber gasket and a fluoroplastic protective ribbon is joined to an internally threaded member in a pressure-tight assembly.

A drain for showers or the like which eliminates the need for conventional caulking materials. An internally and externally threaded member found in most drains is modified adjacent its lower internal end, and between such member and a drain pipe there is provided a specially designed gasket. The internal threads of the member adjacent its upper end receive a nut, the latter bearing on the upper end of the gasket, urging the latter into sealing engagement between the pipe and drain member.

An electrical connector for use underwater or the like including two convex rubber bodies having one or more contacts embedded therein flush with the convex surfaces thereof. A bolt projects through aligned holes in the bodies. When the bolt is tightened with the convex surfaces in contact with one another, fluid between the bodies is squeezed out and a fluid tight seal is provided around each pair of mutually engaging contacts.