Abstract: An electrical connector includes a shell having a cavity and a wafer assembly received in the cavity. The wafer assembly includes a wafer housing holding a plurality of electrical wafers configured to be electrically mated to a mating connector. The wafer housing has a front end and the wafers extend forward from the front end being arranged parallel to each other within the cavity. Each wafer includes a first edge and a second edge with at least one trace between the first and second edges. An interfacial seal is provided along the front end. The interfacial seal is configured to seal between the electrical connector and the mating connector. The interfacial seal provides an environmental seal for the wafer assembly.

Abstract: An electrical connector system is adapted for placement into a recessed space defining a raceway formed in a floor of an aircraft having an open region. The electrical connector system includes a first connector and a second connector connectable along a first axis. A frame is provided. The first connector is selectably movable in the frame along the first axis in response to movement of a frame portion, with the second connector being constrained by the frame to resist movement along the first axis. Movement of the frame portion permits selective engagement and disengagement between the first and second connectors, the frame portion being accessible from the open region.