Patent ID: 7537475

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: (A) a first connector member comprising: a cup-like first dielectric housing having a base portion and a sidewall portion, such sidewall portion terminating at the bottom portion; a plurality of inwardly facing male electrical contacts retained by the base portion, the plurality of male electrical contacts being disposed in a region spaced from the sidewall portion; (B) a capsule disposed on the base portion in the region spaced from the sidewall portion, such capsule being disposed between the sidewall portion and a surface portion of one of the male contacts; (C) an adhesive disposed within the capsule; (D) a second connector member comprising: a second dielectric housing having a sidewall configured for insertion into the cup-like first dielectric housing, such sidewall having a frontal portion in registration with the region spaced from the sidewall portion of the first dielectric housing when the second dielectric housing is inserted within the first dielectric housing; a plurality of female electrical contacts configured for mating with the male electrical contacts to provide electrical connection between the male electrical contacts and the female electrical contacts, such female electrical contacts being retained by the second dielectric housing within the sidewall of the second dielectric housing; and (E) wherein the frontal portion of the sidewall of the second dielectric housing engages and ruptures the capsule when the second dielectric housing is inserted within the first dielectric housing releasing the adhesive from the capsule into to the cup-like, first dielectric housing.