Patent ID: 7413457

Claim:
An electrical connector assembly, comprising: an electrical connector including a handle body for surrounding a cable set and a contact carrier having an outside periphery and a peripheral collar with first face side and a second face side; a union nut having an inside surface and an end-side shoulder, wherein the union nut is rotatable and axially displaceable to a limited degree on the contact carrier; an elastic sealing element located on the contact carrier; and a mating connector having an outside sleeve with a thread and a face side, wherein the union nut can be screwed onto the thread formed on the outside sleeve of the mating connector, and the first face side of the peripheral collar is used as a first stop for the end-side shoulder of the union nut and the second face side faces the mating connector and forms a second stop for the sealing element, wherein the sealing element is located between the collar of the contact carrier and the face side of the mating connector, such that the sealing element is compressed, and wherein a third stop is provided to limit a maximum path by which the union nut can be screwed onto the mating connector such that when the union nut is screwed on, the elastic sealing element is compressed a limited extent.