Electrical connector having a pre-molded and an over-molded material
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1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a cable having an electrical conductor;
an electrical connector having an electrical connector neck which separates an electrical connector rear from an electrical connector front, wherein the electrical connector neck includes an electrical connector neck diameter and the electrical connector rear includes an electrical connector termination connected to the electrical conductor,a pre-mold material, wherein the pre-mold material is molded to and securely associated with the electrical connector assembly to cover the electrical connector rear, the electrical connector termination, and a portion of the electrical conductor and the cable; and
an over-mold material molded to and securely associated with the electrical connector assembly to cover a portion of the pre-mold material and the cable.
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Abstract
An electrical connector is provided wherein the electrical connector includes an electrical connector neck which separates an electrical connector rear from an electrical connector front and wherein the electrical connector rear includes an electrical connector termination. The electrical connector includes a pre-mold material securely associated with the electrical connector to cover the electrical connector rear and the electrical connector termination. Additionally, an over-mold material is securely associated with the electrical connector to cover a portion of the pre-mold material.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical connector assembly, comprising:
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a cable having an electrical conductor; an electrical connector having an electrical connector neck which separates an electrical connector rear from an electrical connector front, wherein the electrical connector neck includes an electrical connector neck diameter and the electrical connector rear includes an electrical connector termination connected to the electrical conductor, a pre-mold material, wherein the pre-mold material is molded to and securely associated with the electrical connector assembly to cover the electrical connector rear, the electrical connector termination, and a portion of the electrical conductor and the cable; and an over-mold material molded to and securely associated with the electrical connector assembly to cover a portion of the pre-mold material and the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical connector, comprising:
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an electrical connector having an electrical connector neck which separates an electrical connector rear from an electrical connector front, wherein the electrical connector rear includes an electrical connector termination; a pre-mold material, the pre-mold material molded to and being securely associated with the electrical connector to cover the electrical connector rear and the electrical connector termination; and an over-mold material molded to and securely associated with the electrical connector to cover a portion of the pre-mold material. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for manufacturing an electrical connector assembly, wherein the electrical connector assembly includes a cable having an electrical conductor and an electrical connector having an electrical connector neck which separates an electrical connector rear from an electrical connector front, wherein the electrical connector neck includes an electrical connector neck diameter and the electrical connector rear includes an electrical connector termination, the method comprising:
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connecting the electrical conductor to the electrical connector termination such that electricity flowing through the electrical conductor will flow through the electrical connector termination; molding a pre-mold material to the electrical connector assembly such that the pre-mold material securely covers the electrical connector rear, the electrical connector termination and a portion of the electrical conductor and the cable; and molding an over-mold material to the electrical connector assembly to cover a portion of the pre-mold material and the cable.
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