Patent ID: 6910905

Claim:
A waterproof connector comprising: a female housing having a plurality of cavities accommodating a plurality of female terminals; a male housing, to connect to the female housing, having a plurality of male terminals and sealing projections each projecting from a front surface of the male housing, wherein one of the sealing projections extends about each of the male terminals, each said sealing projection having an outer peripheral wall extending generally parallel to a portion of the male terminal about which the sealing projection extends; a sealing member positioned along a front surface of the female housing and having interior surfaces that define through-holes formed in positions that substantially correspond to the positions of the cavities of the female housing, wherein said interior surfaces of said sealing member include portions that each sealingly contacts the outer peripheral wall of a respective one of the sealing projections and forms a waterproof seal therewith when the male and female housings are fit together; and a holder that connects to the female housing to hold the sealing member to the front surface of the female housing.