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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:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1997
John Henry Bakker, Cortland, OH (US);
John George Kountz, Poland, OH (US);
Vickey Elisa Reed, Beaver Falls, PA (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A capillary action preventor (CAP) for separating water and other liquids from a bundle of wires has a body and a cover of plastic construction that are attached to each other by a flexible plastic hinge. The body is generally bulb shaped and has an open channel at each longitudinal end that is reduced in height and width in comparison to a midsection of the body. Each channel has a pair of flexible cantilevered fingers at the top for holding a portion of a bundle of electrical wires that passes through the CAP. The body includes a comb-like structure comprising a plurality of laterally spaced, relatively stiff, vertical fingers at its midsection for separating the electrical wires. The electrical wires are supported on a plurality of narrow transverse baffles that define a sump area between the channels for the collection of water and other liquids dripping from the electrical wires. The sump area includes a drain tube. The cover is generally dome shaped and has an open arch at each longitudinal end that is reduced in height and width in comparison to a midsection of the cover. The arches mate with the channels when the cover is closed and the cover includes a plurality of transverse ribs that keep the electrical wires in the spaces between the vertical fingers of the body when the cover is closed. The CAP includes a latch to keep the cover in a closed position and external ribs for use in taping the CAP shut.