Elastomeric connector assembly and method for producing the assembly
US6752639B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/504
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A connector assembly having a supporting boot and a connector that is retained with the boot and a method for producing the connector assembly. The boot serves as a retention member that includes a through opening sized to receive the connector. The boot includes first and second opposing surfaces. In a preferred embodiment, the opening at the second surface of the boot is sized for an interference fit with the connector. The opening adjacent the first surface of the boot is larger than the opening at the second body surface. The differential sizes of the though hole openings at respective ends of the through-hole provides a flow channel between the connector and the boot. Wells are provided in the first surface of the boot for a binding agent. A liquid binding agent that is injected into the wells flows through the flow channel and securely fixes the connector within the boot.
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