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Floatable connector

  • US 9,337,577 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2015
  • Issued: 05/10/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A floatable connector comprising:

  • a housing having at least one mounting ear, the mounting ear having an aperture therethrough and at least one deflectable finger that extends at least partially into the aperture from an inner surface defining the aperture; and

    a bushing loaded into the aperture, the bushing including a stem extending along a bushing axis between a first flange and a second flange, the bushing defining a channel therethrough along the bushing axis;

    wherein the diameter of the aperture of the mounting ear is greater than the diameter of an outer surface of the stem such that an axially extending gap is formed between the inner surface of the mounting ear and the outer surface of the stem, the housing being floatable radially within the gap relative to the bushing.

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