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Electrical connector assembly having an interfacial seal

US4527851A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1984
Grant dateJul 9, 1985
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R13/5219
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interfacial seal for electrical connector assembly characterized by sealing towers (21) on a first insert (10) that are axially compressed and radially expanded by the forward end (43) of respective socket contacts in a second insert (20) so that the walls of each tower (21) are in pressure tight contact with the wall (32) of respective passages (33) in the second insert (30).

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