Patent ID: 6685496
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A connector comprising first and second housings connectable with one another along a connecting direction, wherein:the second housing having a front end and side surfaces extending rearwardly from the front end along the connecting direction; a grommet mounted over the second housing and sealingly engaging the side surfaces of the second housing adjacent the front end; a grommet cover mounted over the grommet and being spaced outwardly from the grommet in directions normal to the connecting direction at locations adjacent the front end of the second housing; the first housing having a receptacle wall mounted over the grommet cover a squeezing wall disposed inwardly from the receptacle wall in directions normal to the connecting direction, the squeezing wall being inserted between the grommet cover and the grommet at locations adjacent the front end of the second housing, such that the squeezing wall is outwardly from the grommet in directions normal to the connecting direction and adjacent the grommet such that the grommet exerts resilient sealing forces against the squeezing wall in directions substantially normal to the connecting direction.