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US 5,492,487 AGranted
Seal retention for an electrical connector assembly
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsThomas M. Cairns, William N. Moroney
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Abstract
An electrical connector assembly including a first connector member, a second connector member, a seal disposed between the first and second connector members for sealing a joint between the first and second connector members, and a sleeve cooperating with one of the first and second connector members to form a cavity for entrapping and positively retaining the seal.
Claims18
An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector member;
- a second connector member;
- sealing means disposed between said first and second connector members;
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- sleeve means disposed over a portion of one of said first and second connector members and partially overlapping said sealing means for cooperating with the one of said first and second connector members to form a cavity having a longitudinal width greater than a radial height thereof and an opening with a longitudinal width less than a longitudinal width thereof for entrapping and positively retaining said sealing means on the one of said first and second connector members.
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An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector member;
- a second connector member;
- an interface seal disposed between said first and second connector members;
- a sleeve disposed over a portion of one of said first and second connector members and partially overlapping said interface seal for cooperating with the one of said first and second connector members to form a cavity having a longitudinal width greater than a radial height thereof and an opening with a longitudinal width less than a longitudinal width thereof for entrapping and positively retaining said interface seal on the one of said first and second connector members;
- the one of said first and second connector members having a first seal recess extending longitudinally;
- said sleeve having a second seal recess extending longitudinally, said interface seal being partially disposed in said first and second seal recess.
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An electrical connector assembly comprising:
- a first connector member;
- a second connector member;
- an interface seal disposed between said first and second connector members, said interface seal having a base portion extending longitudinally and annularly and at least one rib portion extending radially from said base portion and annularly therealong;
- the one of said first and second connector members having a support wall, a secondary wall spaced radially from and extending longitudinally parallel to said support wall, and a connecting wall interconnecting said support wall and said secondary wall to form a first seal recess;
- said base portion having a lower surface contacting said support wall and said base portion being partially disposed in said first seal recess and overlapped by said secondary wall;
- a sleeve disposed over said support wall, and having an end wall which abuts an end of said support wall and a side wall extending longitudinally from said end wall;
- said side wall having a second seal recess extending longitudinally into a free end thereof, said base portion being partially disposed in said second seal recess and overlapped by said side wall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.