Patent ID: 8974241
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a cylindrical housing having a bracket mating surface and a plurality of openings that extend through the bracket mating surface and are radially offset from one other about a longitudinal axis of the housing; a plurality of conductors, each of which is positioned in a respective opening in the cylindrical housing; a plurality of grommets, each of which is positioned in a space defined between a respective conductor and an opening in which the respective conductor is positioned to substantially prevent contaminants from entering the cylindrical housing through the opening, wherein an exterior surface of each grommet includes a recess; and a bracket removably positioned on the bracket mating surface of the housing of the connector and positioned to bear on at least one of the grommets to substantially prevent displacement of the at least one grommet with respect to the cylindrical housing of the connector, wherein the bracket includes a plurality of radiused surfaces that are each positioned in the recess of a respective grommet, and wherein the radiused surface are radially offset one other about the longitudinal axis of the housing.