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An electrical connector assembly includes male and female connector bodies formed with a plurality of locking cavities in which electrical cables are disposed with the terminal ends thereof secured against removal from the cavities by lock arms within the cavities engaging catches of the terminal en

An electrical connector assembly includes male and female connector bodies formed with a plurality of locking cavities in which electrical cables are disposed with the terminal ends thereof secured against removal from the cavities by lock arms within the cavities engaging catches of the terminal ends. A seal on the cables closes and seals the cavities in which they are installed. At least one of the cavities is unoccupied by a cable and is closed by a non-electrical locking plug. The plug has a catch that engages the lock aim of the unoccupied cavities in which it is installed to secure the plug against removal and carries a seal which engages and seals the unoccupied cavities.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:male and female connector members having mateable plug and socket end portions, respectively, and each formed with a plurality of locking cavities extending into said connector members from opposite cable ends thereof;a lockin

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An electrical connector assembly comprising:male and female connector members having mateable plug and socket end portions, respectively, and each formed with a plurality of locking cavities extending into said connector members from opposite cable ends thereof;a locking retainer provided in each of said cavities;a plurality of electrical cables extending into less than all of said locking cavities such that at least one such locking cavity is unoccupied by an associated electrical cable;said cables having associated terminal ends formed with catches engaging said locking retainer of said cavities in which said cables are installed to lock said cables against removal from said cavities, said terminal end of said female connector member mating with at least some of said terminal ends of said male connector member when said connector member are fully assembled to establish an electrical connection between said mated terminal ends;said cables having seals operative to seal said cavities in which said cables are installed; andat least one non-electrical cavity plug disposed in said at least one of said unoccupied locking cavities having an associated seal operative to seal such unoccupied cavity, and a catch engaging said locking retainer of said unoccupied cavity securing said plug against removal from said unoccupied cavity.said seal comprising a hollow annular sleeve or resiliently compressible material having a bore extending between a first and second open ends; andthe plug including an elongated body of rigid plastic material with the associated seal disposed about the elongated body so that the elongated body extends through the first and second open ends of the hollow annular sleeve to provide an exposed end portion.