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Sealable electrical connector for an airbag sensor

  • US 5,297,976 A
  • Filed: 05/17/1993
  • Issued: 03/29/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An environmentally sealable electrical connector assembly for a sensor including:

  • a terminal member having a first end configured to establish electrical communication with the sensor and a second end configured to establish electrical communication with a mating connector;

    a grip member configured to support said terminal member so that the second end of the terminal member projects therefrom;

    housing member having an interior surface which defines a passageway therethrough, said passageway being open at a first end and at a second end of the housing, a first length of said passageway having a first circumference and a second length of said passageway having a second circumference greater than said first circumference, said second length defining a seal retaining region of said interior surface, said seal retaining region including an undercut edge at the junction of the first and second length;

    an elastomeric ring seal having an interior circumference which corresponds generally to the first circumference of the passageway and an exterior circumference which corresponds generally to the second circumference of the passageway, said ring seal including a first edge configured to engage, and be retained by, the undercut edge;

    wherein the first end of said housing is configured to be fastened to, and closed by, the grip member so that the second end of said terminal member projects into the interior passage of the housing.

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