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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:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scott Allan Strickler, York, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174135 ; 385134 ; 174 92 ; 174 / ; 174151 ;
Abstract
The invention is a plug for plugging an opening in a sealing grommet wherein the grommet has an opening with a series of webs with spaces therebetween. The plug has a plug body with an outer sealing member, a tower, and an inner sealing member. The outer sealing member is received along an exterior side of the grommet. The inner sealing member is received within a space between the webs of the grommet. The tower connects the outer sealing member to the inner sealing member and extends beyond the inner sealing member to be received within the opening thereby sealing the opening of the grommet.