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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:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nathan J Moore, Dearborn, MI (US);
David J Berels, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Lear Automotive Dearborn, Inc, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
174 / ; 174 / ; 1741 / ; 1741 / ; 248 56 ; 16-21 ; 439604 ;
Abstract
A grommet used with flat flexible cable provides a seal between an inner compartment of an automobile and an exterior environment. This simplifies the use of flat flexible cable in automobile wiring harness assemblies. In another aspect of this invention, a cable connector assembly for joining an end of the cable includes a closed cell foam seal to provide a water-tight seal between the cable, the terminals and the exterior environment.