Patent ID: 6676447
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector for a cable having at least one insulated conductor, the connector comprising:a housing; a rigid insulating block of insulating material disposed within the housing and having a passage for receiving an insulated conductor of the cable; a cylindrical lip of the same insulating material as the insulating block integrally formed on an end of the insulating block and protruding past an end of the housing for insertion into a mating receptacle, the lip having an outer diameter and an inner diameter that are concentric relative to an axis of the insulating block; an electrical contact pin mounted in the insulating block and adapted to be joined to the cable, the pin protruding past the cylindrical lip for mating engagement with an electrical contact in the receptacle; and an elastomeric seal extending around an the outer diameter of the cylindrical lip for sealing in the mating receptacle.