Patent ID: 6916194

Claim:
A modular electrical device comprising: a base comprising at least one mounting location comprising first and second electrical base connectors; a module comprising first and second electrical module connectors that are respectively adapted for mating with said first and second electrical base connectors at respective first and second connector interfaces; first and second seals located respectively at said first and second connector interfaces, said first and second seals each comprising first and second sealing elements that act respectively in first and second directions that are transverse relative to each other, wherein; each of said first and second connector interfaces comprises both: (i) laterally adjacent surfaces of said base connector and said module connector; and, (ii) axially adjacent surfaces of said base connector and said module connector that are arranged transverse to said laterally adjacent surfaces; for each of said first and second seals, said first sealing element is located between and sealingly engages said laterally adjacent surfaces, and said second sealing element is located between and sealingly engages said axially adjacent surfaces.