Cord connector having a water-resistant seal
AssigneeLeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsCosmo Castaldo, Patricia Roccaro
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Abstract
A cord connector having a water-resistant seal that allows a cord to be connected to one or more connectors and then sealed in a water-resistant enclosure in a field installation or environment. The cord is received at a first opening of the enclosure which uses a sealing assembly comprising a nut, strain relief grommet and bushing to provide a water-resistant seal between the cord and the first opening of the enclosure. The connectors are received at a second opening of the enclosure and use a rubber seal to provide a water-resistant seal between the connectors and the second opening of the enclosure.
Claims19
A water-resistant connector comprising:
- a housing having a body with a first opening for receiving a cord and a second opening for receiving an electrical connector, and having a rib adjacent to and surrounding the second opening;
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- a rubber seal 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,
- where the outer surface of the rubber seal fits within the second opening of the housing, and the rib of the housing fits within the groove of the rubber seal, and the outer surface of the 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 receptacle, where the rib of the rubber seal fits within the groove of the electrical connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.