Patent ID: 7081003

Claim:
An electrical connector having a latching system for latching the connector to a mating connector, comprising: an interior terminal module including a dielectric body which mounts a plurality of conductive terminals and a pair of latch arms for latching engagement with the mating connector; a pair of hermaphroditic housing halves, forming an interior cavity, at least partially surrounding the terminal module, and each housing half including a moveable cantilevered latch actuator with an end integral with each housing half engageable with a respective one of said latch arms to move the latch arm out of engagement with the mating connector; and each of the housing halves having means at rear ends thereof for sealing the rear ends of the housing halves to prevent over molding material from migrating into the interior cavity, the means for sealing including a passage, at least one single wall portion on one side of the passage, and at least one split wall portion on an opposite side of the passage, the passage designed to receive there through an electrical cable for termination to the terminals of the terminal module and sized to snugly grip the electrical cable, the at least one single and split wall portions located so that, when the housing halves are interlocked, the single wall portion of each housing half will be inserted into the split wall portion of the interlocked half forming a seal.