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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Noriaki Sai, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/352 ; H01R 4/60 ; H01R 4/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/352 ; H01R 4/60 ; H01R 4/64 ;
Abstract
A waterproof electrical connector comprises a structure intended for the reduction of air pressure trapped inside the connector during its coupling with a mating connector. The waterproof electrical connector (,) has a waterproof-sealing member (,) retained by an inner housing (,) and an outer housing (,). In a cavity (,) of a wire-sealing section (,) of the waterproof-sealing member (,), a deformable elastic thin-wall partition (,) is provided. The thin-wall partition (,) is deformed when the connector is coupled with a mating connector, thus reducing the air pressure inside the connector.