Abstract: The electrical connector suitable for use in the automobile industry comprises an insulating body (12) pierced by passages for receiving contacts each provided with a connection wire (18), and comprising a rear feedthrough (36) made of elastomer material, pierced by at least two rows of individual passages for the wires, and held by a perforated plate that is removably fastenable to the body. Each passage through the feedthrough includes at least one sealing lip whose rest shape is such that it closes the corresponding individual passage in the absence of a wire when the feedthrough is held by the perforated plate.

Abstract: A pluggable electrical connection block comprises a rectangular housing having parallel sideways therein and a plurality of flat slabs of elongated cross-section made of insulating material, each in one slideway. Each slab is formed with a single row of parallel passages for receiving respective contact terminals and has a major face cut out to constitute individual resilient retaining detents for engaging holes in the terminals. The housing and slabs have a slidable keying connector. The projections defining the slideways are formed throughout the entire depth of the housing so as to guide each slab from the moment it is inserted in the housing. The detents are placed short of the front end of the respective slab. The housing has a step formed internally on one of the major sides for coming into abutment against any raised detent.

Abstract: An electric contact terminal consists of a stamped and bent metal sheet part. It has a bottom and two sides connected to said bottom and extending laterally inwardly to constitute a ceiling whereby an elongated cage-like part is defined. Each of the sides has an internal wall laterally connected to an external wall in tight contact therewith by an 180.degree. bend. Each internal wall has a front cantilevered contact portion projecting forwardly in the direction of elongation, while each external wall has a front flap inwardly bent back about an edge orthogonal to the direction of elongation. Each flap retains a respective one of the cantilevered contact portions out of contact with the other contact portion.

Abstract: An improved sealing system for use with cooperating electrical connectors for placing two cables of the type wherein each of the cables has an insulator sheath in contact. A contact is inserted into a lodging in each of the connectors with a resulting space between the outer diameter of the insulator sheath and the inner diameter of the electrical connector. The sealing system includes:(a) an electrical contact having a contact element and a tail portion, the tail portion being adapted to be crimped onto one of the cables; and(b) a flexible sealing sleeve molded onto the tail portion of the electrical contact, the sealing sleeve being adapted to seal the space.