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Werner Lothmann

Friedrich J Kourimsky

Robert W Baker

Leonard J Owen

Reginald John Simmons

The interface between a pair of mateable electrical connector housings (1) is sealed by means of an apertured resilient gasket (14) which is urged into tapered grooves (10) surrounding cavities (3) in one housing (1) by ribs (13) surrounding associated cavities (3) in the other housing (1), the gasket (14) being compressed between the ribs (13) and groove (14) walls while also being stretched about the ends of the ribs (13). -

Electrical connector assembly

Bipartite electrical connector housing

A two-part electrical connector assembly (11, 12) has a channel-shaped latching arm (26) mounted with its limbs (27) straddling one connector (11) and slidable in a slot (25) between walls (16, 33) of the connectors (11, 12). Ends of the limbs (27) are formed with apertures (31) adapted to engage resilient detents (35) on the other connector (12) when the latching member (26) is retracted about the connector (11) to latch the connectors together. The limbs (27) having slots (28) engaging projections (23) on the one connector (11) to permit movement of the latching member (26) from the retracted latching condition to an extended position, remote from the detents (35) where it serves as a handle for manual disengagement of the connectors (11, 12).

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Ascot, United Kingdom

Werner Lothmann