Patent ID: 6443766
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising:a terminal fixture having a first end that is connectable with a mating terminal fixture and a second end that is connected with an end of an electric wire; a housing with opposite front and rear sides, at least one cavity extending through said housing from said front side to said rear side, said cavity being dimensioned and configured for accommodating said terminal fixture therein, said rear side of said housing being configured to define at least one electric wire draw-out portion disposed and dimensioned for accommodating a portion of said wire by bending said wire at location rearwardly of said cavity, such that said electric wire draw-out portion leads said electric wire to a location externally of said housing; a cover installed on said housing such that said cover covers the electric wire draw-out portion and portions of said electric wire accommodated therein; and a sealing member disposed below said cavity and between the cover and the rear side of the housing for sealing any gap between said cover and said housing and for sealing a periphery of said electric wire at said electric wire draw-out portion, said sealing member has a plurality of arranged insertion holes through which said electric wire is bent downward and through which said electric wire can be watertightly penetrated; said sealing member being divided on a surface crossing said respective insertion holes; and said divided sealing member being held in a connected state by installing said cover on said housing.