Patent ID: 6149456
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector comprising a housing body having an engagement recess for accommodating a mating connector, said engagement recess comprising an open end through which the mating connector is received, a bottom wall, one or more side walls extending from said bottom wall, and a shoulder on an interior surface of said side walls, said engagement recess further comprising:at least one electrical terminal projecting from said bottom wall toward said open end, said electrical terminal having a contact portion projecting above the shoulder,a sealant to seal said electrical terminal within the engagement recess, anda minimum depth indicator having a indicating surface oriented substantially perpendicular to the projecting electrical terminal, the indicating surface being formed above said bottom wall and below said shoulder for indicating that a predetermined minimum depth of sealant has been filled therein, the indicating surface of the minimum depth indicator being substantially covered when the predetermined minimum depth of sealant is filled.