Patent ID: 11962107
Assignee: YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A method of assembling an electrical connector assembly, the method comprising:
providing a connector defining a front end, an opposing rear end, and a cavity defined in the connector and extending from the front end to the rear end,
inserting a plug at least partially into the cavity, the plug comprising:
a body comprising a first end and a second end located opposite the first end, the first end insertable into the cavity of the connector;
an inset portion extending axially into the second end of the body, the inset portion forming a recess within the inset portion, the recess having a first closed surface forming an outer surface and configured to engage with a tool for aligning the plug with the cavity, wherein the plug encloses the cavity with a second closed surface of the first end, such that the cavity is free from receiving a terminal or an electrical wire in the configuration; and
a collar formed annularly about the body and having a diameter, the collar configured to engage a receiving wall of the connector, the collar having a sloped surface extending towards the first end configured to interface with the receiving wall having a complementary sloped surface, the receiving wall having an outer edge diameter which matches the diameter of the collar and is greater than an interior diameter of the cavity; and

coupling the plug to the connector.