Patent ID: 7448894

Claim:
A waterproof male connector which is to be connected with a waterproof female connector, the female connector being provided with a plurality of female terminals held by a female housing and a female seal member provided in front of the female terminals and formed with through-holes respectively corresponding to the female terminals, the waterproof male connector comprising: a plurality of male terminals each fastened to an end of an electric wire and having an electric connection portion operable to fit into a corresponding female terminal; a male housing including terminal accommodating chambers for individually accommodating the respective male terminals and terminal locking portions for locking the male terminals in the respective terminal accommodating chambers, and holding the male terminals so that the respective electric connection portions of the male terminals project forward, wherein the male housing includes on a front thereof projecting portions each having a shape operable to cover a rear part of the electric connection portion and to come into close contact with an inner surface of the through-hole of the female seal member when the electric connection portion is placed in the female terminal to thereby prevent immersion of water into the female housing; and the male housing is divided into a front section including the projecting portions and a rear section including the terminal accommodating chambers and the terminal locking portions, the front section and the rear section being combined in a state of holding a male seal member having through-holes for passing the male terminals respectively against each other.