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Electrical connector with sealed pins

  • US 9,077,098 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2013
  • Issued: 07/07/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical accessory for a vehicle, said electrical accessory comprising:

  • a housing having a connector portion having a connector cavity therein;

    a plurality of terminals that electrically connect at a circuit element in said housing and that protrude at least partially into said connector cavity;

    wherein said housing comprises at least one fill port and at least one channel for receiving a sealant material through said fill port, whereby said sealant material is dispensed at said at least one fill port and flows along said at least one channel and at and around individual terminals of said plurality of terminals to substantially seal said individual terminals relative to one another and relative to said housing; and

    wherein said fill port is accessible from outside of said housing after said electrical accessory is assembled.

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