Patent ID: 6478619
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical connector, comprising:a receptacle member having a housing with a first end and a second end, said second end further comprising a bore having at least a first inner diameter, a second inner diameter and a third inner diameter; a first wire assembly connected to said electrical connector at said first end of said housing of said receptacle member, said first wire assembly having a first set of wires comprised of one or more wires; a first contact assembly disposed in said bore, said first contact assembly having one or more first pins, each one of said first pins electrically connected to one of said wires in said first set of wires; a plug member having a housing with a first end and a second end, said plug member further comprising an insert portion at said second end of said plug member, said insert portion configured to be releasably mateable in said bore of said receptacle member, said insert portion comprising at least two sealing mechanisms, at least one of said sealing mechanisms configured to seal said insert portion in said second inner diameter of said bore and at least one of said sealing mechanisms configured to seal said insert portion in said third inner diameter of said bore; a second wire assembly connected to said electrical connector at said first end of said housing of said plug member, said second wire assembly having a second set of wires comprising one or more wires; and a second contact assembly in said insert portion at said first end of said plug member, said second contact assembly having one or more second pins configured to abut said first pins when said insert portion is inserted into said bore, each one of said second pins electrically connected to one of said wires in said second set of wires.