Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing in which a terminal is to be held, having an opening on its terminal insertion side, a sealing member inserted in the opening of the housing, having a sealing part, which is provided on the outer circumference of the sealing member and airtightly contacts the inner surface of the opening, and having a plurality of through holes, each of which allows a terminal to pass through and each of which has a respective inner surface that is able to airtightly contact an electric wire, and covers provided for the respective through holes, a circumferential part of each of the covers being integrally connected over the entire circumference to the circumferential wall of the through hole, and the circumferential part being formed into a thickness that can be broken by human force.

Abstract: To ease the work of opening through holes in a collectively-waterproofed type waterproof connector wherein a sealing member is inserted into an opening in a housing on its terminal insertion side. To insert a wired terminal into the waterproof connector with a single touch.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing (11) having contact-receiving chambers (10) formed by partitions (18) in which electrical contacts (30) are to be positioned; a locking member (13) having openings (16) formed by partitions (17); and latch means (20,21;22,23) on the housing (11) and the locking member (13) mounting the locking member in a first position on the housing (11) so that the partitions (17,18) are in alignment such that the spacing between the partitions is essentially eliminated thereby forming substantially continuous surfaces by the partitions enabling smooth insertion of the contacts (30) through the openings (16) and into the contact-receiving chambers (10).

Abstract: An electrical connector housing comprises a housing member (20) of dielectric material having passageways (22, 24) extending therethrough in which electrical terminals (50, 60) are disposed. Integral flap members (10, 10') are hingedly located adjacent a back end of the housing member (20) and they include projections, (11, 12') for engaging and maintaining the terminals (50, 60) in the respective passageways (22, 24) when the flap members (10, 10') are in their latched closed positions. Hook members (13) are located on the flap member (10) adjacent the projections (11) and they include hooks (14) that engage inner surfaces of the passageways (22) to prevent the flap member (10) from deflecting outwardly when forces are applied to the terminals (50) that are opposite to the direction of insertion of the terminals (50) in the passageways (22).

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing (1) having contact-receiving passageways (2) in which electrical contacts (22) are secured by primary latch members (23) and a secondary latch member (14) is movably mounted at a rear surface of the housing (1) between said walls (3). Flexible retaining members (8) as part of the side walls (3) have ratchet teeth (8a) that engage ratchet teeth (17) in the sides of the latch member (14) to retain the latch member (14) at a contact-insertion position so that the contacts (22) can inserted through holes (15) of the latch member (14) into the passageways (2) and the latch member (14) is moved to a contact-latching position and retained there by the ratchet teeth (8a, 17) of the retaining members (8) and the latch member (14). Interengaging sections (4, 6; 11,20) of the housing (1) and the latch member (14) move the latch member (14) inwardly as it is moved from the contact-insertion position to the contact-latching position.