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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:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2006
Libby Williams, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Anthony Karafa, Zeeland, MI (US);
Christopher Terryn, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Todd M. Kuipers, Holland, MI (US);
Christopher R. Helmer, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Libby Williams, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Anthony Karafa, Zeeland, MI (US);
Christopher Terryn, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Todd M. Kuipers, Holland, MI (US);
Christopher R. Helmer, Hudsonville, MI (US);
BLD Products, Ltd, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly, such as for use with a tractor-trailer, comprises a socket and a plug. The plug can comprise a resilient seal configured to surround mating electrical terminals on the socket and the plug. A coupler can be configured to retain the plug in the socket and compress the resilient seal against the socket. The plug can further comprise a knob having a bulbous portion sized to fit in a palm of a user's hand for ease of grasping by the user. The knob can include a drip edge.