Patent ID: 6979225

Claim:
A connector, comprising: a housing having a mating face configured to join a mating connector, said housing comprising an outer shell and an inner shell disposed within said outer shell; wherein said inner shell includes a contact receiving end and a wire receiving end, and a shoulder on an outer perimeter thereof, said inner shell further including a channel on said outer perimeter thereof between said shoulder and said wire receiving end, said channel receiving a seal; a contact held in said housing proximate said mating face; a gel material provided on said housing between said contact and said mating face, said gel material including a self-sealing slit formed in said gel material, said slit being configured to accept the mating connector and, when the mating connector is removed, said slit closing to seal said contact; and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member mounted over said contact and said gel material, said TPA member engaging said shoulder.