Two-Piece Moisture Block Locking Connector
AssigneeDSM&T Company, Inc.
InventorSergio Corona
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Abstract
A waterproof seal for electrical assemblies wherein an outer sheath of an electrical cable is removed to expose the wires and the insulation is removed from the wires to form a window of exposed electrical conductor, the electrical conductors being maintain apart from each other and contained in a cover that may comprise a connector, an epoxy applied to the electrical conductors to fill in all the space in and around the electrical conductors and the cover to form a waterproof seal that prevents water from wicking past the waterproof seal via an interior of the electrical cable.
Claims38
A watertight electrical connector comprising:
- a connector base including:
- a body portion adapted to be inserted into an opening of a surface and forming a seal between an inner surface of the opening and an exterior surface of the body portion;
- a flange section adapted to engage with the surface and having at least one hole adapted to receive a fastening member;
- a connector body having:
- a flange portion adapted to interact with the flange section and form a seal between said connector body and said connector base, said flange portion having at least one opening adapted to receive the fastening member;
- a raised section forming a cavity adapted to receive a male connector;
- at least two conductors entering a proximal end of the body portion and coupled to corresponding pins mounted on the flange section;
- a spacer having at least two openings therein to allow the at least two conductors to past through, the spacer inserted into said body portion to fill an internal space of said body portion, the spacer forming a seal between an outer surface of said spacer and an inner surface of said body portion;
- an epoxy applied to at least a portion of the internal space such that said epoxy creates a seal preventing water from traveling through said body portion;
- wherein said connector body is detachably connectable with said body portion.
A watertight electrical connector comprising:
- a connector base including:
- a body portion adapted to be received in an opening of a surface and adapted to form a first seal between an inner surface of the opening and an exterior surface of the body portion;
- a flange section having a raised area and a shoulder each positioned on a distal surface of said flange section, said flange section adapted to engage with the surface;
- a connector body having:
- a flange portion having a shoulder and an upstanding wall extending around a perimeter of said flange portion;
- a raised section forming a cavity adapted to receive a male connector;
- wherein the raised area on the distal surface of said flange section interacts with the shoulder of said flange portion such that a second seal is formed between the cavity and the distal surface;
- wherein the upstanding wall of said flange portion interacts with the shoulder of said flange section to form a third seal between said flange portion and said flange section;
- at least two conductors entering a proximal end of the body portion and coupled to corresponding pins mounted on said raised area;
- a spacer having at least two openings therein to allow the at least two conductors to pass through, the spacer inserted into said body portion to fill an internal space of said body portion, the spacer forming a fourth seal between an outer surface of said spacer and an inner surface of said body portion;
- an epoxy applied to at least a portion of the internal space such that said epoxy creates a fifth seal preventing water from traveling through said body portion;
- wherein said connector body is detachably connectable with said body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.