Multi-contact electrical connector

Claim 1

IN A MULTI-CONTACT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR MATING WITH A SIMILAR COMPLEMENTARY MULTI-CONTACT CONNECTOR DEVICE OF A MULTI-CONTACT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, A HOUSING SHELL FORMED WITH A REARWARDLY FACING INTERNAL SHOULDER, INSULATING MEANS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE BODY TELESCOPED INTO SAID HOUSING SHELL IN ABUTMENT AGAINST SAID INTERNAL SHOULDER, A PLURALITY OF CONTACT ELEMENTS ENCLOSED BY SAID INSULATING MEANS, A CORRESPONDING PLURALITY OF INSULATIONCOVERED WIRES CONNECTED TO THE CONTACT ELEMENTS RESPECTIVELY, AND AN ELASTOMERIC BODY ABUTTING THE REAR END OF SAID INSULATION MEANS, SAID ELASTOMERIC BODY HAVING A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINAL PASSAGES THERETHROUGH EMBRACING SAID INSULATION-COVERED WIRES, RESPECTIVELY; AN INTERNALLY TAPERED FOLLOWER SLEEVE CONSTRICTING SAID ELASTOMERIC BODY INTO SEALING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID INSULATION-COVERED WIRES; SAID FOLLOWER SLEEVE ABUTTING SAID INSULATING MEANS AND HAVING A REARWARDLY DIRECTED PERIPHERAL SHOULDER AT A POSITION REARWARDLY OF THE INTERNAL SHOULDER IN THE HOUSING SHELL; RETAINING MEANS DISPOSED ON THE FOLLOWER SLEEVE AT THE REARWARD END OF THE FOLLOWER'' SLEEVE AND IN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REAR END PORTION OF THE HOUSING SHELL; AND ANNULAR SPRING MEANS DISPOSED ON SAID FOLLOWER SLEEVE AND INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID PERIPHERAL SHOULDER OF THE FOLLOWER SLEEVE AND SAID RETAINING MEANS UNDER COMPRESSION BY THE RETAINING MEANS TO EXERT A FORCE AGAINST THE FOLLOWER SLEEVE IN A DIRECTION FOR PRESSING THE ELASTOMERIC BODY AGAINST THE CONTACT ELEMENTS AND FOR MAINTAINING THE INSULATING MEANS UNDER LONGITUDINAL COMPRESSION AND FOR PROVIDING A TOLERANCE WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL DIMENSION OF THE INSULATING MEANS.