Electrical connector system with replaceable sealing element

A replaceable sealing element for sealing together two mating electrical connectors comprising:

• a sealing body including two opposed ends and a side wall extending between the two opposed ends, either a slot or a protrusion at one of the opposed ends of the sealing body that is configured to be accessed by a tool having a prong or a recess for replacing the sealing element, and a shoulder formed between the opposed ends upon which a surface of one of the electrical connectors bears,
• a first seal that is positioned on an outer surface of the side wall for sealing contact with a first electrical connector of the mating electrical connectors, and
• a second seal that is positioned on an inner surface of the side wall for sealing contact with a second electrical connector of the mating electrical connectors,
• wherein a threaded portion that is defined on the side wall for releasably mating with a threaded mating portion of the first electrical connector of the mating electrical connectors.

An electrical connector that is configured to be connected to a mating electrical connector comprising:

• either a pin or a socket that is positioned within a connector body and a coupling sleeve that is positioned over the connector body;
• and
• a replaceable sealing element that at least partially surrounds the connector body and is configured to be releasably connected to the coupling sleeve,
• said replaceable sealing element including (a) a sealing body including two opposed ends and a side wall extending between the two opposed ends, and either a slot or a protrusion at one of the opposed ends of the sealing body that is configured to be accessed by a tool having a prong or a recess for releasably connecting the sealing element to the coupling sleeve, (b) a first seal that is positioned on an outer surface of the side wall of the sealing body for sealing contact with the coupling sleeve, and (c) a second seal that is positioned on an inner surface of the side wall of the sealing body for sealing contact with the mating electrical connector.