Water-proof connector

Claim 1

A water-proof connector comprising: a first connector housing having an end surface; a plurality of male terminals protruding from said end surface of said first connector housing; a plurality of sleeves extending from said end surface of said first connector housing, said plurality of sleeves surrounding said plurality of male terminals, respectively; a second connector housing having an end surface, and defining a plurality of cavities extending inwardly of said end surface thereof and which correspond in number to the number of said plurality of male terminals, said second connector housing further having a plurality of annular protrusions projecting from a peripheral edge of said plurality of cavities, respectively; a female terminal, engageable with a corresponding said male terminal, disposed in each of said cavities; and a resilient seal lying against said end surface of one of said first and second connector housings and having a plurality of discrete openings arranged to correspond to said plurality of sleeves so that, when said first and second connector housings are mated with each other, said plurality of sleeves extend through said openings of said seal into said corresponding cavities and are electrically connected with said female terminals, respectively, wherein each of said annular protrusions surrounds a respective one of said openings of said resilient seal and presses against said resilient seal when said first and second connector housings are mated with each other such that said resilient seal is compressed by and between said end surface of said first connector housing and the annular protrusions of said second connector housing.