Electrical connector body co-molded with cable and peripheral seals
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1. A socket connector, comprising:
- a connector body having a forward end and a rearward end, said connector body comprising;
a strain relief member integrally connected to said rearward end of said connector body, a seal seat being located in said strain relief member;
a shroud integrally connected with said forward end of said connector body, said shroud defining a socket; and
a terminal housing having a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end of said terminal housing being disposed in said socket, said rearward end of said terminal housing being integrally connected with said strain relief member;
a cable seal disposed in said seal seat; and
a peripheral seal peripherally engirding said forward end of said terminal housing and disposed in said socket;
wherein said connector body has at least one passage, said cable seal and said peripheral seal being integrally connected to each other through said at least one passage.
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Abstract
A socket connector having a connector body co-molded with its peripheral and cable seals. In the first molding operation, a first tooling is placed into a mold and is configured so that plastic injected into the mold forms the connector body. In the second molding operation, a second tooling is placed into the mold and is configured so that elastomeric material injected into the mold passes through at least one passage of the connector body to thereby form the peripheral seal and, integrally therewith, the cable seal.
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1. A socket connector, comprising:
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a connector body having a forward end and a rearward end, said connector body comprising; a strain relief member integrally connected to said rearward end of said connector body, a seal seat being located in said strain relief member; a shroud integrally connected with said forward end of said connector body, said shroud defining a socket; and a terminal housing having a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end of said terminal housing being disposed in said socket, said rearward end of said terminal housing being integrally connected with said strain relief member; a cable seal disposed in said seal seat; and a peripheral seal peripherally engirding said forward end of said terminal housing and disposed in said socket; wherein said connector body has at least one passage, said cable seal and said peripheral seal being integrally connected to each other through said at least one passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A socket connector, comprising:
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a connector body having a forward end and a rearward end that includes a seal seat, said connector body comprising; a shroud associated with said forward end of said connector body, said shroud defining a socket; and a terminal housing having a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end of said terminal housing being disposed in said socket; a cable seal disposed in said seal seat; and a peripheral seal peripherally engirding said forward end of said terminal housing and disposed in said socket; wherein said connector body has at least one passage, said cable seal and said peripheral seal being connected to each other through said at least one passage. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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