Patent ID: 6855006

Claim:
A connector pair, comprising: an overmolded connector, comprising: at least one first terminal having a first terminal sex; at least one wire respectively coupled for electrical communication with each of said at least one terminals; and an overmolded body having an overmolded connector terminal end, an overmolded connector wire end and an overmolded connector outer surface, said overmolded body at least partially overmolded around said at least one terminal and said at least one wire; a hardshell shroud having a first connector sex, said hardshell shroud comprising: a substantially rigid shroud body having a shroud terminal end, a shroud wire end, a shroud inner surface, a shroud outer surface, and an opening formed through the shroud wire end and allowing said at least one wire to pass therethrough; wherein said overmolded connector is contained within said hardshell shroud; a hardshell connector housing having a second connector sex, said hardshell connector housing comprising: at least one second terminal having a second terminal sex; a substantially rigid connector body having a connector body inner surface and a connector body outer surface; wherein said hardshell shroud may be interengaged with said hardshell connector, such that said at least one first terminal engages respective ones of said at least one second terminal.