Patent ID: 8011956

Claim:
A waterproof connector, comprising: an insulating housing having a top wall and two lateral walls, the top wall recessed to form a first through recess having a lower portion with an outer periphery protruded inward for engaging and supporting a first sealing plate, the first sealing plate having an outer periphery portion of an upper portion exceeding that of a lower portion thereof, the engagement between the first sealing plate and the first through recess preventing water from going into the insulating housing, each lateral wall recessed to form a receiving recess; a plurality of terminals mounted into the insulating housing; a shell wrapping the insulating housing having a top slice, two opposite sides of the top slice extended downward to form a pair of lateral slices, a bottom slice connecting bottom ends of the lateral slices; and a fixing element fixed in the receiving recess having a damping plate extended outward beyond the lateral wall to rest against the lateral slice for stopping the water from permeating into the shell and further spreading into the insulating housing.