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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:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heath Allen LaPointe, Monroe, MI (US);
Assignee:
EWD., L.L.C., El Paso, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/111 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 1/111 ;
Abstract
An eyelet terminal of the type used to connect an electrical wire or cable to a junction box or grounding terminal in an automotive electrical system, comprising an inverted cup-shaped eyelet adapted to be placed over a nut at the terminal and to mate with the nut with a non-rotating fit. The eyelet has a hole in an upper surface thereof to allow passage therethrough of a terminal stud or a bolt by which the eyelet terminal can be permanently secured at the terminal mounting location. The eyelet terminal is especially useful for establishing ground connections to weld nuts.