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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. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1997
Wayne T Wellinsky, Moore, SC (US);
Eric D Juntwait, Irvine, CA (US);
Thomas & Betts International, Inc., Sparks, NV (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector which includes electrical connector contacts and flexible wires extending from the contacts is formed. The connector is formed having an internal skeletal mold insert which includes means for supporting and aligning the electrical contacts and means for anchoring the wires to the skeletal mold insert. The wires are electrically connected to the contacts and mechanically affixed to the wire anchor means such that wire stability and alignment is insured during an overmolding process. The skeletal mold insert, contacts and wire form a subassembly which is overmolded with a substantially insulative material to form the finished connector.