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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 11, 1995
Francis Frederick Koblitz, York, PA (US);
Ricky Charles Mellinger, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
Thomas John Lynch, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Gregory T Pawlikowski, Stewartstown, PA (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are sealant compositions and electrical connectors having excellent low temperature repairability and outstanding sealing ability at both high and low temperatures. The preferred connectors contain a sealant composition comprising an elastomeric thermoplastic polymer and an extender for said polymer, said extender constituting a major proportion by weight of said sealant composition and said polymer constituting a minor proportion by weight of said sealant composition, wherein said composition preferably has a low-temperature wire insertability of at least about 80 mm. Furthermore, the preferred compositions are both slump and spew resistant over the operating temperature range of the connector.