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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2010
Andrew Charles Davison, Harrisburg, PA (US);
John Eugene Westman, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Steven Lee Flickinger, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Andrew Charles Davison, Harrisburg, PA (US);
John Eugene Westman, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Steven Lee Flickinger, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A power connector system for an appliance includes a cable assembly comprising a plug having plug contacts terminated to discrete wires of the cable assembly. The power connector system also includes a receptacle assembly having a receptacle housing having a cavity that receives the plug. The receptacle housing is configured to be received in a cutout of a bezel of the appliance such that the cavity is accessible from an exterior of the appliance. The receptacle housing holds receptacle contacts that are mated to the plug contacts when the plug is received in the cavity.