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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Inventor:
Farshid Dilmaghanian, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bal Seal Engineering, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/52 (2006.01); H01R 43/16 (2006.01); H01R 13/187 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/5219 (2013.01); H01R 13/187 (2013.01); H01R 43/16 (2013.01); H01R 13/5224 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49204 (2015.01);
Abstract
An in-line connector is disclosed having a plurality of connector components attached in an in-line configuration with a common bore. Depending on the application, the in-line connector can have an end seal and a holding block for securing the in-line connector to a pin, lead, or shaft. The connector components are arranged so that at least one seal element is located between two adjacent conductive contact elements. To provided added biasing force to a seal lip of the at least one seal element, a seal groove is provided with an energizer located therein.