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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2011
Darren L. Harmon, Madison, IN (US);
Thomas J. Schulz, Hanover, IN (US);
William E. Marvell, Madison, IN (US);
Darren L. Harmon, Madison, IN (US);
Thomas J. Schulz, Hanover, IN (US);
William E. Marvell, Madison, IN (US);
Grote Industries, Inc., Madison, IN (US);
Abstract
A plug assembly comprises a molded plug first and second ends, front and back surfaces, and extending along a longitudinal axis. The plug includes a socket extending from the front surface at least partially through the plug along a width axis. The socket defines at least one hole extending at least partially therethrough. The plug assembly also includes a retainer at least partially molded within the plug, with a first end adjacent the first end of the plug and a second end adjacent the second end of the plug. Additionally, the plug assembly includes a first wire set connected to the socket within the plug. The plug assembly further includes a first securing member securing the first wire set to the retainer within the plug, adjacent the first end of the retainer, to hold the first wire set in a fixed position within the plug during the overmolding process.