Patent ID: 6171147
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
Coupling element for a single wire or multi-wire electrical cable, wherein the coupling element comprises:(a) a contact support having an exposed region, the exposed region has openings extending through the contact support;(b) contacts conductively connected with a wire of the cable and arranged in the openings, the contacts and openings have noncomplementary shapes whereby the contacts fit in the contact support defining the openings in a nonsealing relationship;(c) a closed cover in a close contact with the contact support and extending over the openings, the cover being provided with a passage having edges surrounding and fitting tightly against the cable;(d) a molded protective body surrounding the cover and the passage, but leaving the exposed region of the contact support uncovered, the protective body being in moisture-tight sealing engagement with the contact support and the cable.