Patent ID: 6179658
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A sealing arrangement (100) for an electrical connector (112) comprising:an electrical conductor (114);a housing (116) of the electrical connector, the housing having an aperture (118), the electrical conductor extending through the aperture;a first flap member (122) formed integrally to the housing and in communication with the aperture;a second flap member (120) formed integrally to the housing and in communication with the aperture, the first and second flap members disposed in opposition about the aperture, the first and second flap members mounted pivotally and moveable between an open position and a closed position, when in the closed position the first and second flap members and the electrical conductor lie in substantially parallel planes, at least one of the flap members (122, 120) having an angled lip (134) directed towards the aperture; anda preformed compressible seal (124) disposed compressibly between the first and second flap members, the preformed compressible seal positioned around the electrical conductor, the preformed compressible seal partially extruded into the aperture by a force exerted by the at least one angled lip when the first and second members are in the closed position.