Patent ID: 6338651
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector assembly for supporting at least one terminal as it extends through a wall and mates with a mating terminal, the electrical connector assembly comprising:an elongated conduit for supporting the terminal as the terminal extends through the wall, the conduit having a flange extending radially outwardly from one end of the conduit and the opposite end of the conduit projected through the wall; the wall having a shroud projecting from the wall and disposed circumferentially about the conduit and axially between the flange and the opposite end of the conduit; a seal having a jacket portion extending around the conduit adjacent the flange and disposed radially between the conduit and the shroud, and a skirt portion extending radially outwardly from the conduit and over the flange to effect a seal between the electrical connector assembly and the wall; and wherein the jacket portion of the seal includes a first flexible rib extending radially outwardly to engage the projecting shroud of the wall and form a seal between the wall and the electrical connector assembly.