Patent ID: 6017227
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: G02B,H01R

Abstract:
A connector assembly, comprising:a receptacle unit having a rear end, a front end, and a longitudinal axis, at least one bore extending inwardly from the front end of the receptacle unit;the front end of the receptacle unit having at least one recessed seat and said bore terminating in said seat;a receptacle contact element mounted in said bore;a seal member movably mounted in said seat, the seal member having at least one through bore, and being movable in a non-axial direction relative to said receptacle unit between a first, closed position in which said through bore is offset from said receptacle bore and the end of said receptacle bore is sealed, and a second, open position in which said seal through bore is aligned with said receptacle through bore;a plug unit having a rear end and a front end for engagement with the front end of the receptacle unit, the front end of the plug unit having at least one opening aligned with the bore in the receptacle unit and a contact element slidably mounted in the plug unit for projecting out of the opening and through the seal member bore into the receptacle unit bore to contact the receptacle contact element when the seal member is in the open position; andan actuator slidably mounted in the plug unit for projecting out of the front end of the plug unit into the receptacle unit to move the seal member from the closed position to the open position prior to entry of the contact element into the seal member bore.