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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11236884 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 05, 2019

Vehicle lighting assembly with lens heating device and receptacle connector assembly for same

Applicant:

Antaya Technologies Corporation, Warwick, RI (US);

Inventors:

Tyler Folger, Warren, RI (US);

Stefanie Merry, Barrington, RI (US);

M. Jarod Scherer, Wakefield, RI (US);

Stephen C. Antaya, Richmond, RI (US);

Assignee:

APTIV LIMITED TECHNOLOGIES;

Attorney:

Billion & Armitage

Primary Examiner:

Joseph M Pelham

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); F21V 21/002 (2006.01); H01R 12/75 (2011.01); H01R 12/91 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 4/26 (2006.01); F21S 45/60 (2018.01); H01R 11/12 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 45/60 (2018.01); B60S 1/026 (2013.01); F21V 21/002 (2013.01); H01R 11/12 (2013.01); H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 13/6315 (2013.01); H05B 3/06 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0017 (2013.01); H01R 2201/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01);
Abstract

A lighting assembly is presented herein. The lighting assembly includes a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis and an attachment portion configured to attach the receptacle terminal to a wire, a terminal housing defining a first oval-shaped opening and an oval-shaped cavity in which the connection portion of the receptacle terminal is disposed, and a terminal housing cover defining a second oval-shaped opening attached to the terminal housing, thereby enclosing the connection portion. The connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

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