Sealing sleeve for use with electrical connectors

Claim 1

An improved sealing system for use with cooperating electrical connectors for placing two cables in contact, each of said cables having an insulator sheath and being inserted in a lodging in one of said connectors with a resulting space between the outer diameter of said insulator sheath and the inner diameter of said electrical connector, said sealing system comprising: (a) an electrical contact having a contact element and a tail portion, said tail portion being adapted to be crimped onto one of said cables; (b) a flexible sealing sleeve molded onto the tail portion of said electrical contact, said flexible sealing sleeve being in the form of a cylindrical grommet with a concentric orifice therein, the outer diameter of said grommet being slightly less than the inner diameter of said lodging, and the diameter of said orifice being slightly greater than the outer diameter of said insulator sheath, wherein annular grooves encircle the outer peripheral surfaces of said grommet and said orifice, said sealing sleeve being adapted to seal the said space; (c) said tail portion comprising means for further securing said sealing sleeve thereon.