Patent ID: 7285014

Claim:
A water-resistant connector comprising: a housing having a body with a first opening for receiving a cord and a plurality of secondary openings each adapted to receive an electrical connector, and having a rib adjacent to and surrounding the each secondary opening; and a plurality of rubber seals each having a bore extending from a first open end to a second open end, an inner surface and an outer surface, a groove surrounding the outer surface, and a rib surrounding the outer surface at the second open end of the rubber seal, wherein the outer surface of the each rubber seal fits within the each secondary opening of the housing, and a corresponding rib of the housing fits within the groove of the corresponding rubber seal the each rubber seal having a rib along a longitudinal axis of the bore and each connector has a slot, wherein the rib slidably fits within the slot to align the electrical connector within the each rubber seal, a notch is located between the rubber seals for aligning the rubber seals with the secondary openings and an outer surface of an electrical connector fits within the bore at the second open end of the rubber seal, and the electrical connector has a groove surrounding the outer surface of the body of the connector, where the rib of the rubber seal fits within the groove of the electrical connector.