Abstract: A contact for an electrical connector comprises a substantially cylindrical contact body. The contact body has a first conductor engaging portion at a first conductor receiving end and a second conductor engaging portion at a second conductor receiving end. First and second seal members are mounted on the contact body. The first seal member has a first plurality of axially spaced annular projections extending away from the contact body. The second seal member has a second plurality of axially spaced annular projections extending away from the contact body. The first plurality of axially spaced annular projections has outer ends that bend more towards the first conductor receiving end than outer ends of the second plurality of axially spaced annular projections when the contact is inserted into a contact receiving passageway of the electrical connector.

Abstract: An optical connector for optically coupling a fiber to an optical pathway of a mating component when in a mated state, the connector comprising: (a) a housing having a front end portion and a back end portion, the housing having at least one passageway extending from the back end portion to the front end portion to accommodate at least one fiber, the housing defining a cavity along a first portion of the passageway such that a fiber in the passageway is deflected into the cavity when the connector is in the mated state; (b) a barrier along a second portion of the passageway, the barrier preventing a fiber from being deflected into the second portion when the connector is in the mated state; (c) a fiber retainer at the back end portion, the fiber retainer adapted to restrict a fiber's backward movement with respect to the housing when in the mated state; and (d) the front end portion being configured to mate with an alignment member such that a fiber in the passageway is received within a passage of the alignm