Abstract
There is provided an apparatus and method for establishing a connection between two bodies, the apparatus comprising two bodies. The first body defines a face including a plurality of connection points, some of which are connected to a source and some of which are connected to a sink. The second body defines a face including a plurality of connection points, each of which is connected to a positive or high pressure terminal via a substantially one-way valve in the forward direction and is simultaneously connected to a negative or low pressure terminal via a substantially one-way valve in the reverse direction. The face of the first body can be brought into contact with the face of the second body in a multiplicity of different relative positions, in each of which a connection is established between the two bodies with at least one of the source-connected connection points on the first body in contact with a connection point on the second body, and at least one of the sink-connected connection points on the first body in contact with another connection point on the second body.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO03009430 (A1) |
| IPC | F21V21/096,H01R13/00,H01R25/14 |
| Priority date | 20/07/01 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Jan 2003 |