Patent ID: 6383022
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A waterproof connector comprising:a connector housing having a plurality of chambers for respectively receiving electric wires inserted through a rear end portion of the connector housing; a rubber mat plug having a plurality of bores respectively associated with the chambers for respectively receiving said electric wires, the rubber mat plug having a front face which is attatched to the rear end portion of the connector housing; a recess portion formed on a rear face of the rubber mat plug so as to substantially surround the bores and defining cylindrical wall portions substantially surrounding each of the respective bores; a plug holder for pressing the rear face of the rubber mat plug against the connector housing to hold the rubber mat plug thereon; and a plurality of projections formed on a front portion of the plug holder and inserted into the recess portion to compress an outer peripheral face of the respective cylindrical wall portions, each of the projections including a portion having a shape which constitutes a part of a concentric circle of an associated bore.