Patent ID: 7232339

Claim:
An electrical connector, comprising: a non-conductive housing having at least one elongated terminal-receiving passage extending in a terminal-insertion direction (A), the passage including a top wall and a pair of opposite side walls with a locking finger at the bottom of the passage, and a pair of grooves respectively formed in the side walls and extending in said terminal-insertion direction, the grooves being spaced a given distance from the top wall of the passage; a conductive terminal insertable into the passage and including a front contact end and a rear terminating end, the front contact end having a cross section corresponding to that of the passage as defined by a top wall and a pair of opposite side walls with a locking shoulder at the bottom of the contact end designed to be in locking engagement with the locking finger of the non-conductive housing when the terminal is properly inserted in the terminal-receiving passage, and a pair of outwardly extending projections on the side walls for riding in the grooves in the side walls of the passage, the projections being spaced said given distance from the top wall, and said locking shoulder being spaced from the projections a distance greater than said given distance whereby the front contact end of the terminal can be inserted into the passage only when the top wall of the terminal and the top wall of the passage are juxtaposed to align the projections on the terminal with the grooves in the passage; and an elastomeric seal at a rear of said housing, the seal having a through-hole aligned with said passage and through which the smooth front contact end of the terminal is inserted.