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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.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent A Kuhn, Novi, MI (US);
Chong H Yi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
United Technologies Automotive, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439 89 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an apparatus for providing a visual indication of whether or not a connector is fully seated. The apparatus includes an overhanging lip on one half and a contrasting ring on the other connector half. When the connectors are fully engaged, the overhanging lip occludes view of the contrasting ring.