Patent ID: 7553186

Claim:
A fluidtight connector, comprising: an inner housing fittable into a receptacle of a mating connector and accommodating at least one terminal; an outer housing to be assembled with the inner housing for relatively sliding in a connecting direction with the mating connector; a flange projecting out from an outer peripheral surface of the inner housing and pass-through openings penetrating the flange in the connecting direction with the mating connector; a facing wall behind the flange with respect to the connecting direction with the mating connector and facing the flange; and a resilient member mounted on the inner housing and including a sealing portion, legs integral to the sealing portion and inserted backward through the respective pass-through openings, backlash preventing portions integral to the legs and at least partly between the flange and the facing wall with respect to the connecting direction with the mating connector, the backlash preventing portions being engaged with peripheral edges of the respective pass-through openings.