Connector with fluid sealing
US5401181A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/5219
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector with fluid sealing including a male connector part having a rectangular body containing at least one contact pin. The outer peripheral surfaces of the rectangular body forming a male mating area. The connector further includes a female mating part containing at least one contact receptacle and having a rectangular opening adapted to receive the male connector part within the opening. The inner peripheral surfaces of the female connector part defining the rectangular opening forming a female mating area. A bead extends circumferentially around the entire periphery of one of the mating areas. The other of the mating areas has a groove extending circumferentially around the entire periphery and is adapted to receive the bead to create a fluid seal between the male and female connector parts.
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