Patent ID: 7726997

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly for a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors, the connector assembly comprising: a body having a respective recess for receiving each of the conductors; a respective conductive terminating pin connected to an end of each of the conductors; a respective inner sealing means disposed between an outer surface of each terminating pin and an inner surface of the corresponding recess, wherein: the inner sealing means incorporates a respective seal and a respective spigot, the spigot engages the seal, the seal engages the recess, and the spigot has a passage for receiving an associated one of the conductors; and an outer sealing means on an outer surface of the body, wherein: the connector assembly is in combination with a socket assembly comprising a plurality of socket parts for receiving the ends of the terminating pins for electrical connection thereto, conductive connections are provided between the socket parts and coil terminations of a motor stator assembly, and the socket parts are accommodated within a canister connected to the motor stator assembly and having notches within which the socket parts are engageable by radially outward movement after connection to the associated coil terminations during assembly.