Patent ID: 7196268

Claim:
A connector for butt connecting a pair of electrical leads each of which has a conductor wire encased in a cylindrical plastic insulation sleeve having a radially outer cylindrical surface with a portion of the plastic insulation removed to expose an end portion of the wire, said connector comprising: a tubular crimpable metal ferrule with a cylindrical interior passage extending between its axially opposite ends adapted to receive said exposed end portions, respectively, of said conductor wires of said pair of electrical leads, a plastic cylindrical sheath encompassing said ferrule in a tight fitting stationary manner and having end portions extending axially outward beyond said opposite ends, respectively, of said ferrule and presenting radially inward facing cylindrical surfaces adapted to receive said cylindrical insulation sleeves of said pair of leads, respectively, and an anaerobic sealant adhered to each of said radially inward facing cylindrical surfaces of said plastic sheath, said anaerobic sealant providing an adhesive and sealing engagement between said radially inward facing cylindrical surfaces of said plastic sheath and said radially outer cylindrical surfaces of said insulation, respectively, without application of heat, when said conductor wires are inserted into said interior passage of said ferrule to isolate said anaerobic sealant from the surrounding oxygen containing atmosphere to cause said anaerobic sealant to set solely due to the absence of oxygen and within said plastic cylindrical insulation sleeve.