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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2023
Aptiv Technologies Ag, Schaffhausen, CH;
Duane Brantingham, Cortland, OH (US);
David R. Peterson, Aurora, OH (US);
Aptiv Technologies AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A method of assembling an electrical connector includes the steps of providing an insulated flexible flat cable having a plurality of electrical conductors, inserting the flat cable within a connector housing, inserting the flat cable within a terminal housing, attaching a plurality of electrical terminals to the plurality of electrical conductors, pulling the flat cable to draw the plurality of electrical terminals within a plurality of terminal cavities defined in the terminal housing, and pulling the flat cable to further draw the terminal housing within the connector housing. An electrical connector assembly which may be made by this method is also disclosed.