Patent ID: 6848942

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a dielectric housing having a plurality of substantially open receptacles arranged in an array which is suitable for an electrical connector, the housing having a first surface and a second surface, the distance between the first surface and the second surface defining a thickness dimension of the housing, the thickness dimension of the housing at the location of the receptacles being generally the same as the thickness dimension of the housing at locations without receptacles, each said receptacle having a through axis; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts positioned within at least some of said receptacles so as to provide an array of contacts arranged to be suitable for an electrical connector; a plurality of retention members within the receptacle, at least one of said retention members engaging at least one of said contacts so as to impart an ungapped condition to the connector at the location of the retention member within the housing; and said ungapped condition of the connector substantially prevents passage of liquid through the open receptacles having said retention members therewithin.