Pass-thru connector assembly and apparatus having the same

A pass-thru connector assembly comprising:

• an electrical cable including a wire conductor and an electrical contact terminated to an end of the wire conductor, the electrical cable having an outer jacket;
• a pass-thru body having a passage section and a loading section that are configured to be positioned in separate first and second spaces, respectively, the pass-thru body also includes a body channel that extends therethrough, the passage section defining an opening to the body channel in the first space, the pass-thru body having a cable seal in the body channel that separates a cable portion of the body channel from the second space, the cable seal having an aperture therethrough;
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• a header housing configured to mate with an electrical connector, the header housing being attached to the passage section and covering the opening to the body channel, wherein the electrical cable extends through the aperture of the cable seal and into and through the cable portion of the body channel, the cable seal engaging the outer jacket of the electrical cable at a sealed interface, the electrical contact being coupled to the header housing and positioned for engaging a corresponding contact of the electrical connector;
• wherein a frictional engagement is formed at the sealed interface that holds the electrical cable in an essentially fixed position during operation, the pass-thru connector assembly being devoid of a frictional engagement between the sealed interface and the header housing such that slack exists within the electrical cable that extends through the cable portion of the body channel after the pass-thru connector assembly is fully constructed, the outer jacket of the electrical cable being exposed within the cable portion and extending from the sealed interface toward the header housing.

An apparatus comprising:

• a partition wall separating first and second spaces that are configured to hold respective fluids, the partition wall having a wall opening therethrough;
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• a pass-thru connector assembly extending through the wall opening of the partition wall, the pass-thru connector assembly and the partition wall defining a first sealed interface therebetween, the pass-thru connector assembly comprising:
• a pass-thru body having a passage section and a loading section that are positioned in the first and second spaces, respectively, the pass-thru body including a body channel that extends therethrough, the passage section defining an opening to the body channel in the first space, the pass-thru body having a cable seal in the body channel that separates a cable portion of the body channel from the second space, the cable seal having an aperture therethrough;
• an electrical cable including a wire conductor and an electrical contact terminated to an end of the wire conductor, the electrical cable extending through the aperture of the cable seal and into and through the cable portion of the body channel, the cable seal forming a second sealed interface with an outer jacket of the electrical cable;
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• a header housing configured to mate with an electrical connector, the header housing being attached to the passage section and covering the opening to the body channel, the electrical contact being coupled to the header housing and positioned for engaging a corresponding contact of the electrical connector;
• wherein the passage section of the pass-thru body includes an elongated neck that has the opening of the body channel at a distal end of the elongated neck, the elongated neck being disposed within the first space, the outer jacket of the electrical cable extending from the sealed interface toward the header housing and being exposed within the cable portion of the body channel in the elongated neck after the pass-thru connector assembly is fully constructed.