Patent ID: 9716338
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A waterproof swivel electrical cable connector comprising: a first housing including a first electrical connector being rotatably connected to a second housing including a second electrical connector; the first housing including a first bore extending therethrough from a first end to an opposing second end, the first end of the first housing configured to receive a first end of a first electrical cable, a first annular collar proximate the second end of the first housing, and a radial collar extending outwardly from an outer surface of the first housing; the second housing including a second bore extending therethrough from a first end to an opposing second end, the first end of the second housing configured to receive a first end of a second electrical cable, the second bore at the opposing second end configured to receive the second end of the first housing, an annular end wall provided at the second end of the second housing, and a second annular collar located intermediate the first and second ends of the second housing; a first elastomeric washer intermediate the first housing and the second housing and immediately adjacent to the first annular collar and the second annular collar to provide a watertight seal between the first housing and the second housing as the first housing and first electrical connector are rotated relative to the second housing and second electrical connector; and a second elastomeric washer captured between the radial collar of the first housing and the annular end wall of the second housing and forming a water resistant seal there between and simultaneously allowing the first housing to rotate relative to the second housing.