Detonator connector system

Claim 1

An environmentally sealed electrical connector assembly for operation in hostile environments, while capable of being readily assembled into complex interconnection systems of like connector assemblies, said assembly comprising: a first connector housing having a first major surface and a second major surface, terminals positioned in the housing and extending from the first major surface to the second major surface, wherein the first connector housing is provided with a protective substance which surrounds the terminals, thereby insuring that the terminals will not be damaged under hostile types of environmental conditions, wire receiving slots provided at first ends of the terminals, first cable receiving means provided adjacent second ends of the terminals, the first cable receiving means cooperating with multiconductor cable means to provide electrical connection between said cable means and said terminals of the first connector housing; a second connector housing having a first surface and a second surface, a connector receiving opening extending from the first surface toward the second surface, the connector receiving opening being dimensioned to receive the first connector housing therein, second cable receiving means provided adjacent the connector receiving opening, the second cable receiving means cooperating with a remote end of said cable means to position the cable means in alignment with said opening; whereby the first connector housing and the second connector housing can be looped about said cable means and mated together as required for purposes of storage or transportation, then unmated for subsequent mating with like connector assemblies while being protected against the hostile conditions of the environment.