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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Timothy F O'Brien, White Lake, MI (US);
Joseph J Davis, Jr, Ortonville, MI (US);
Jeffrey A Branch, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Michael Vincent Maher, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A wire harness includes a polymer sheath integrally formed splice locators and a molded slit for a repair wire formed integrally with the sheath. The wire harness includes a plurality of wires having a continuous sheath molded around the wires. The splice locator is generally axially aligned with the splice, thereby providing a visual indicator of the location of the splice. The splice locator is preferably molded in a visibly different cross section, diameter, and color from the sheath. The wire harness further includes a molded slit extending axially along the wire harness for receiving a repair wire.