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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1994
John E Ericson, Jr, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Eric F Wilson, Punta Gorda, FL (US);
Michael L Gordzelik, Cookeville, TN (US);
Martin C Ignasiak, Sarasota, FL (US);
The Ericson Manufacturing Co., Willoughby, OH (US);
Abstract
A water tight connector has a strain relief using a circumferential clip about a cable and held in position within a hollow tubular section of a connector housing. The clip is prevented from being removed from the connector housing by a resilient grommet, thus holding the cable from being pulled out from the connector housing; and the grommet provides both fluid sealing functions and secondary cable holding functions. The connector may be filled with a grease. The grease may have anti-bacterial characteristics. The connector may be filled with an hygroscopic material, such as an encapsulant.