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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:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 29, 2002
David Eugene Dye, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
James Francis McIntire, West Linn, OR (US);
Scott Jeffrey Thiel, Sherwood, OR (US);
Brian Erik Haug, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
A connector assembly with front and rear bodies ( ) and a surrounding shell ( ), has a potting material ( ) that is molded around the cable ( ) and within a rear body passageway ( ) in a manner that avoids leakage of the potting material. The shell outside surface has outwardly-projecting ridges ( ) for effectively grasping the connector, and the front body is latchable to the shell with robust latch arms ( ). An O-ring ( ) lying forward of the threading connections ( ) of the bodies limits leakage of the potting material flowed under pressure into the passageway. The outer shell is molded with ridges ( ) extending in loops that facilitate correct gripping and avoid slipping of the thumb on the connector. The front body has slots ( ) forming latch arms that latch to openings in the shell, the arms being formed by slots with enlarged ends ( ).