Sealed multi-contact electrical connector

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MEMBER, COMPRISING AN INSULATING BODY OF ELASTOMER MATERIAL HAVING A FIRST AND A SECOND END FACE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND AT LEAST ONE CONTACT-RECEIVING THROUGH BORE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID END FACES, A CONTACT ELEMENT POSITIONED IN EACH SAID CONTACT-RECEIVING THROUGH BORE AND AT LEAST ACCESSIBLE FOR CONTACT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST OF SAID END FACES, AND A CONNECTOR HOUSING IN WHICH SAID INSULATING BODY IS SECURED WITH SAID FIRST END FACE EXPOSED AND AT LEAST THE ENDS OF SAID THROUGH BORES IN THE OTHER END FACE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH SAID HOUSING FOR THE INSERTION OF AN INSULATED WIRE, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING A RETAINING PLATE FACING SAID SECOND END FACE AND AT LEAST SUPPORTED IN SAID HOUSING, SAID PLATE HAVING THROUGH BORES RESPECTIVELY ALIGNED WITH EACH OF SAID THROUGH BORES OF THE INSULATING BODY IN A LEAST ONE RELATIVE POSITION OF SAID PLATE, AND AT LEAST ONE RETENTION SLEEVE EXTENDING, WHEN THE CONNECTOR MEMBER IS ASSEMBLED, OVER AT LEAST THE GREATER PART OF THE DISTANCE FROM SUCH CONTACT ELEMENT TO THE OPPOSED FACE OF THE RETAINING PLATE TO TRANSMIT, DIRECT FROM THE CONTACT ELEMENT TO THE RETAINING PLATE AND HOUSING, AT LEAST AFTER SLIGHT DEFORMATION OF THE ELASTOMER BODY, ANY FORCES DUE TO PULL EXERTED UPON A WIRE ATTACHED TO THE CONTACT ELEMENT AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE RETAINING PLATE, BOTH THE