PLUG CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF INSULATING CONNECTION REGION OF CONTACT OF PLUG CONNECTOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plug connector insulating a connection region of a contact easily as much as possible with a simple work and good sealing performance. SOLUTION: This plug connector 1 has a connection region 4 to be connected to at least one electric lead 6. In order to insulate the connection region 4 easily as much as possible with simple handling and effective sealing, a sealing element 11 attachable in sealed condition to an insulating portion 5 of the electric lead 6 is moved from an initial position by a predetermined distance apart from a housing of the plug connector to a sealing position along the connection region 4 of a contact 8 of the plug connector 1. At the sealing position, the sealing element 11 abuts on a housing 2 in a sealed condition to enclose the connection region 4 of the contact 8. The contact 8 has a contact region contacting with the partner contact. The connection region 4 is one region of the contact 8 projecting from the housing 2 and connected to the electric lead 6. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI