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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 20, 2002
Nobuyoshi Tanaka, Yokkaichi, JP;
Kiyofumi Ichida, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
A watertight connector has male and female housings ( ). The male housing ( ) has a receptacle ( ) and a gelatinous material accommodating space ( ) rearward of the receptacle ( ). A gelatinous material ( ) is accommodated in the gelatinous material accommodating space ( ). A leading end ( ) of a female housing ( ) is fittable into the receptacle ( ). A slanted surface ( ) is formed on an inner peripheral surface ( ) of the receptacle ( ) continuous with the gelatinous material accommodating space ( ) over the entire periphery of the inner peripheral surface ( ) to define an escaping space ( ). The gelatinous material ( ) is squeezed by the leading end ( ) of the female housing and enters the escaping space ( ).