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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Bart N. Caldwell, Farmington, OH (US);
John D. Schneider, Warren, OH (US);
John G. Kountz, Poland, OH (US);
Michael J. DeMonica, Cortland, OH (US);
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a first housing having an indicium imprinted thereon and a movable member movable from a first position configured to render the indicium illegible to an optical scanning device to a second position configured to render the indicium legible to the optical scanning device. The indicium is visible when the movable member is in the first position and when the movable member is in the second position. A method of mating a connector assembly having a movable member and an indicum imprinted thereon is also presented.