Patent ID: 6196854
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector comprising first and second parts, a contact of said first part extending through an opening in said second part when said first and second parts are brought together to engage a contact of said second part in a mated condition of the electrical connector, said second part having a chamber containing non-conductive fluid, said opening communicating with said chamber and being closed in an un-mated condition of the electrical connector by a resiliently biased member arranged so that, when said first and second Darts are brought together, said resiliently biased member is engaged by said contact of said first part during insertion thereof through said opening and is displaced transversely with respect to the direction of movement of said first part to engage said contact of said second part, whereby said opening is closed in the mated condition of the connector by said contact of said first part and the mated condition is substantially unaffected by the biasing, wherein said resiliently biased member comprises a ball resiliently biased to close said opening in the un-mated condition of the connector.