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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1995
Kensaku Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Naohisa Nakata, Tokyo, JP;
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A waterproof connector includes a housing having front and rear openings; a terminal unit provided in the housing and connected to a cable; and a watertight closure for closing the rear opening of the housing through which the cable is taken out. The watertight closure includes a bowl-like retainer attachable to the rear opening of the housing, the retainer having a bottom with a through hole for taking out the cable and a molding section on the bottom and a plurality of linkage apertures through the molding section, and an elastic seal secured within the retainer by securing portions of the elastic seal provided within the molding section and the linkage apertures and having a second through hole concentric with the first through hole.