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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1996
William George Flask, Youngstown, OH (US);
John Henry Bakker, Cortland, OH (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A sealed connector-to-body interface comprising: a substantially planar body surface; an electrical connector including a housing having a shoulder proximate to one end thereof, wherein the electrical connector is affixed to the planar body surface and the shoulder is aligned substantially parallel to the planar body surface and spaced apart therefrom, wherein the shoulder includes a first shoulder surface facing the planar body surface; and a grommet mounted to the connector extending away from the planar body surface, wherein the grommet includes an annular radially extending wall abutting the first shoulder surface and an annular lip seal compressed between the shoulder and a first side of the planar body surface facing the shoulder.