Water-resistant electrical connector

Abstract

A water-resistant, insulated electrical connector for maintaining a secure connection therebetween to ensure uninterrupted current flow between male and female endpieces. The male endpiece features a double cylinder base with at least one O-ring and an annular groove. Electrical prongs project from the end of the male endpiece. The female endpiece has a lip at one end and features a cylindrical base, a cylindrical enclosure and a spring-biased sleeve which slidably engages the cylindrical base. The sleeve is manually retractable. A plurality of balls are loosely retained within and protrude from respective cavities defined by the inner surface of the cylindrical enclosure in an annular formation. The female endpiece defines sockets to receive the electrical prongs in well known fashion. Coupling of the male and female endpieces enables the insertion of the prongs into their respective sockets. The sleeve is then manually displaced toward the male endpiece, ultimately causing the balls to insertably engage the annular groove and lock into place to releasably secure the male and female endpieces together. The O-ring structure of the device enables a secure water-resistant seal. The lip, having been slid over and deposed past the O-ring, further secures the male and female endpieces together. Manually displacing the sleeve in the opposite direction disengages the balls from the annular groove to uncouple the male and female endpieces.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.