Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Delphi Technologies, Inc.

Thomas M Nadasky

James D Daugherty

Kathleen D Murphy

Gregory Larry Bensing

Raymond C Wright

An electrical clip connector has a terminal clip which is electrically mated to a ground stud by hand. The terminal clip is protected by an erogonomically friendly housing which supports the functional requirements of the terminal clip. The housing has a hoop portion which defines a through hole orientated concentrically to a bore defined by a resilient barrel segment of the terminal clip. Communicating transversely with the rough hole is a channel carried by a first portion of the housing which encases a first arm of the terminal clip engaged to a circumferential first end of the barrel segment. A second or activation arm of the terminal clip extends from an opposite end of the barrel segment and crosses over the first arm so that compression of the arms toward one-another causes the loop segment to enlarge for receipt of the ground stud. The second arm is encased by a second portion of the housing which is preferably hinged to the first portion near the hoop portion. When the clip connector is fully compressed, contact between the first and second portions prevent damage or deformation of the terminal clip which could degrade the electrical connection.

Electrical clip connector comprising expandable barrel segment

A single piece seal that functions both as a seal and a spring. The single piece seal includes a central bore for receiving a communication line such as a wire or a fiber optic cable. The single piece seal also includes a first and second radial sealing ring, and at least a first axial compression portion between the first and second rings. Preferably the seal includes a second and third compression portions each extending from an outer edge of the first and second rings respectively. Each of the rings may have and radial thickness which is 25% or more greater than the radial thickness of the first axial compression portion, and each of the rings may have an axial length which is 50% or more of the axial length of the first axial compression portion. Preferably the second and third compression portions have an axial length which is at least twice that of either of the rings. Each end of the seal have tapered counter bores communicating with the central bore.

Spring seal

An insert molded multiple contact electrical connector comprising a molded insert of thermoplastic insulating material having a barrel shaped body which has a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves and a plurality of cable grips. The cable grips are formed by semicircular grooves in parallel segments of a polygonal flange at one end of the barrel shaped body. A plurality of electrical contacts which are attached to a plurality of electric cables by core and insulation crimp wings are disposed in the grooves and the cable grips respectively to form a subassembly. An outer housing of thermoplastic insulating material is molded over the subassembly in a die which has a plurality of cable grip parts which cooperate with the respective cable grips of the molded insert to retain and seal around the electric cables individually and to space the electric cables from each other when the outer housing of thermoplastic insulating material is molded over the subassembly. The electrical contacts also have tangs which are disposed against the opposite end of the barrel shaped body between axially projecting lugs.

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Berlin Center, OH, United States of America

Thomas M Nadasky