Patent ID: 8011976

Claim:
A waterproof connector, comprising: an electrical conduit; a terminal fitting having an electrical conduit-connecting portion connected to an end portion of the electrical conduit; a connector housing being integrally molded with both of the electrical conduit and the terminal fitting, wherein at least the electrical-conduit connecting portion is embedded in the connector housing; and a sealing member comprising a synthetic polymer component having adhesion properties and elasticity, and being at least partly wrapped around both the end portion of the electrical conduit and the terminal fitting so as to be in close contact with both the corresponding end portion of the electrical conduit and the corresponding terminal fitting, wherein all of the corresponding end portion of the electrical conduit, the corresponding terminal fitting, and the sealing member are embedded in the connector housing, wherein the sealing member comprises, a first sealing member being at least partly wrapped around the end portion of the electrical conduit so as to be in close contact with the corresponding end portion of the electrical conduit, the end portion of the electrical conduit being embedded in the connector housing, and a second sealing member being spaced apart from the first sealing member so as to position the electrical conduit-connecting portion between the first sealing member and the second sealing member, and being at least partly wrapped around the terminal fitting embedded in the connector housing so as to be in close contact with the corresponding terminal fitting.