Connector with fluid sealing
AssigneeD S M & T Co., Inc.
InventorDaniel P. Wilson
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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.
Claims14
A connector with fluid sealing between mated parts comprising:
- a male connector part having a rectangular body containing at least one contact pin, an outer rectangular peripheral surface of said rectangular body forming a male mating area;
- a female connector part, containing at least one contact receptacle, having a rectangular opening adapted to receive said male connector part within said opening, an inner rectangular peripheral surface of said female connector part defining said rectangular opening forming a female mating area, said rectangular peripheral surfaces and the location of said contact pins and contact receptacles limiting contact of said at least one contact pin and contact receptacle to a particular configuration;
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- a bead extending circumferentially around the rectangular periphery of one of said male and female mating areas, the other of said male and female mating areas having a groove extending circumferentially around the rectangular periphery adapted to receive said bead to create a fluid seal between said male and female connector parts.
A method for manufacturing male and female connector parts for a connector with fluid sealing, comprising the steps of:
- cutting wires to a specified length;
- stripping a predetermined length of insulation from an end of each of the wires;
- crimping terminals to the stripped wire ends;
- molding a male connector part over some of the wires and terminals to form a rectangular body, the outer rectangular peripheral surfaces of said rectangular body forming a male mating area;
- molding a female connector part over others of the wires and terminals to form a rectangular opening adapted to receive said rectangular body within said opening, the inner rectangular peripheral surfaces of said female connector part defining said rectangular opening forming a female mating area;
- molding a bead circumferentially around the rectangular periphery of one of said male and female mating areas;
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- molding a groove circumferentially around the rectangular periphery of the other of said male and female mating areas, the groove being adapted to receive said bead to create a fluid seal between said male and female connector parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.