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An electrical connector including moisture sealing and self-locking features comprises pins on the plug, shrouded by a hollow sleeve extending from a unitary body formed of a rigid plastic. The receptacle member, of rigid material, includes sockets for receiving the individual pins. The socketed por

An electrical connector including moisture sealing and self-locking features comprises pins on the plug, shrouded by a hollow sleeve extending from a unitary body formed of a rigid plastic. The receptacle member, of rigid material, includes sockets for receiving the individual pins. The socketed portion of the receptacle member is surrounded by a hollow sleeve which tapers on its inner surface. The plug member sleeve is untapered. A raised resilient band extends continuously around the plug member sleeve, the band being an integral part of the plug member. When the connector members mate the sleeve on the plug member telescopes between the sleeve and the socket portion of the receptacle member with the elastic band compressed against the tapered inner wall of the receptacle sleeve to form a moisture proof seal. A second resilient integral band extends around the sleeve of the plug member and engages an inner peripheral groove, provided in the tapered surface of the receptacle member. In the engaged position, the resilient material seats within the peripheral groove in the receptacle sleeve. Locking engagement is provided.

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An electrical connector including a plug member and a receptacle member, said members being connected by motion toward each other and disconnected by motion in the opposite direction, the improvement therein comprising: a first groove formed in a first rigid surface of a first one of said connector

An electrical connector including a plug member and a receptacle member, said members being connected by motion toward each other and disconnected by motion in the opposite direction, the improvement therein comprising: a first groove formed in a first rigid surface of a first one of said connector members, said groove extending transversely to said connecting and disconnecting directions; a resilient first peripheral member protruding from a second rigid surface of the second one of said connector members and extending transversely to said connecting and disconnecting directions, said resilient first peripheral member being integrally formed on said rigid surface of second connector member, said first and second rigid surfaces having at least in part a telescopic relationship and at least part of the protruding portion of said resilient first peripheral member engaging said first groove of said first connector member when said plug and receptacle members are connected, pulling apart of said members being inhibited by said engagement of said first peripheral member in said first groove.