Patent ID: 11876320
Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A seal cap for an electrical connector, comprising:
a first body including at least one first cable receiving slot formed therethrough and at least one first cable retaining protrusion, the first cable receiving slot defined into the first body in a first cable receiving direction, the first cable retaining protrusion extending from the first body in a direction opposite the cable receiving direction;
a second body hingedly connected to the first body and defining a second cable receiving slot therethrough and at least one second cable retaining protrusion, the second cable receiving slot defined into the second body in a second cable receiving direction, and the second cable retaining protrusion extending from the second body in a direction opposite the second cable receiving direction, the first body movable relative to the second body between an open position in which the first and second cable receiving slots are open on an end thereof, and a closed position in which the first and second cable retaining protrusions engage with the second cable receiving slot and the first cable receiving slot, respectively, for closing the ends of the first and second cable receiving slots, in the closed position:
the first cable retaining protrusion and the second cable receiving slot define a first closed circular opening sized to receive a first cable;
the first cable receiving slot and the second cable retaining protrusion define a second closed circular opening sized to receive a second cable; and
the first cap body and the second cap body define an internal cavity formed by a continuous perimeter wall extending in an axial direction of the first and second closed circular openings;

a first seal retainer extending from an underside of the first cable receiving slot and into the cavity in the axial direction; and
a second seal retainer extending from an underside of the second cable receiving slot and into the cavity in the axial direction.