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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Wayne Rea, Salem, OH (US);
Vincent James Tura, Jr, Niles, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
439125 ; 439595 ;
Abstract
A spark plug boot assembly providing for simplified assembly of a tubular boot and an ignition cable having a terminal with a circumferential rib or protuberance thereabout, wherein the tubular boot includes a plurality of aligned bottom stops spaced along the longitudinal boot axis from a plurality of aligned flexible arms reaching into a central boot bore, with a bi-directional locking position formed between the bottom stops and the flexible arms for locking, upon full insertion of the ignition cable through the bore, the rib or protuberance in the locking position.