Patent ID: 8632363

Claim:
A moisture sealed electrical connector assembly, comprises: a plurality of electrical contacts exposed to an external environment, wherein each of the plurality of electrical contacts has a flat pad portion and an upraised portion in the form of a dimple, wherein at least one dimple is spring activated, the spring activated dimple forming an EMI ground tab; a bracket, the bracket arranged to engage an associated latch on a connector plug when the connector plug is inserted into and engages the electrical connector assembly, wherein electrical connector assembly is heat sealed using sealing tape impregnated with heat sensitive adhesive, the sealing tape overlaying the housing, the flat pad portion of at least some of the electrical contacts and at least a portion of the dimples, wherein an upper part of the dimples remains exposed; and a metal housing, the metal housing laser welded to bracket using at least one exposed dimple as a laser target, wherein the overlaid sealing tape prevents moisture passing from the external environment via the electrical contacts to the interior of the device housing thereby protecting the operational components from moisture related contamination.