Patent ID: 7207820

Claim:
A connecting assembly for a cable, the connecting assembly comprising: a first connector with a first connector part; a second connector with a second connector part, the first and second connector parts joinable to place the first and second connectors into a joined operative state wherein at least one conductive path is defined through the joined first and second connectors between either: (a) first and second cable lengths operatively connected one each to the first and second connectors; or (b) a cable length operatively connected to one of the first and second connectors and a port with which the other of the first and second connectors is associated; and a sealing assembly, the sealing assembly comprising at least one deformable component that is changeable from an assembly state into a sealed state with the first and second connectors in the operative state, the at least one deformable component defining a seal to block migration of moisture to between the first and second connector parts with the at least one deformable component in the sealed state, the at least one deformable component compressed in changing between the assembly and sealed states, the first and second connector parts cooperating with each other to releasably fixedly maintain the first and second connectors in the joined operative state independently of the sealing assembly.