Patent ID: 7044760

Claim:
A method for forming a separable electrical connector comprising the steps of: molding an interface shell from a thermoplastic, said shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein said interface shell molding step includes the step of forming a transition shoulder portion and a sleeve portion on said interface shell, said transition shoulder portion being radially larger than said sleeve portion and including at least one vent for venting a cavity formed between the separable electrical connector and a mating connector upon disconnection therebetween; placing said interface shell within an interface portion of a mold cavity, whereby said shell provides a barrier to said mold cavity interface portion; and molding a housing within said mold cavity, wherein said housing is isolated from said interface potion of said mold cavity by said interface shell during molding and is bonded to one of said inner and outer surfaces of said shell, and wherein the other of said inner and outer surfaces of said shell defines said interface surface of said electrical connector.