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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Jos B. Cocquyt, Venice, CA (US);
Luke Bradley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeremy Tyler, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jos B. Cocquyt, Venice, CA (US);
Luke Bradley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jeremy Tyler, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
AeroVironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one possible embodiment, a waterproof connector is provided having pins secured to a bendable board. The bendable board and a portion of each of the pins are encased in a compressible material capable of providing a biasing force on the plurality of pins upon mating with a mating surface. The compressible material also provides a deformable sealing surface for mating with the mating surface.