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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Applicants:
Todd Baker, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Tanmoy Joshi, Belleville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Todd Baker, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Tanmoy Joshi, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal serial bus connector assembly for sealing a plug against the intrusion of foreign material is provided. The connector assembly includes a plug receptacle housing and a plug receptacle supporting structure attached to the plug receptacle housing. A bezel is fitted over the plug receptacle supporting structure. A sealing elastomeric membrane is positioned between the plug receptacle supporting structure and the bezel. A slit is formed in the elastomeric membrane through which the plug is inserted into the plug receptacle housing.