Patent ID: 6280220
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A seal for disposition between a connector housing and a wire, comprising:opposed faces having at least one wire hole therethrough;an interior sealing surface connecting said opposed faces to form said at least one wire hole;said interior sealing surface having at least two inwardly extending compressive ribs contacting an outer surface of the wire, said ribs having a notch therebetween, said inwardly extending compressive ribs having a contacting apex, each said rib having trailing sides that extend from said apex toward said notch, each said outermost rib having lead-in side surfaces extending toward said opposed faces, said notch having a diameter less than a diameter of the hole at a connection point between said lead-in side surfaces and said opposed faces, wherein said at least one wire hole has a seal opening with a diameter greater than the diameter of the hole at said connection point to form lead-in taper surfaces, each said lead-in taper surface extending at least one-quarter of the entire thickness of the seal in from each said opposed face to said connection point, said trailing sides having a significantly more shallow taper than said lead-in taper surfaces.