Patent ID: 11949197
Assignee: IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 8:
9. An electrical connector comprising:
a first workpiece comprising a first mating surface;
a second workpiece comprising a second mating surface to cooperatively mate with the first mating surface; and
an energy director optionally formed in the first mating surface during a separate, post molding, automated manufacturing process, the energy director comprising an end portion projecting from the first mating surface such that the projecting end portion of the energy director engages the second mating surface when the first workpiece and the second workpiece are brought into engagement with each other,
wherein when the energy director is formed in the first mating surface, the first workpiece and the second workpiece are configured to be joined by pressing the first mating surface and the energy director towards the second mating surface, while heating at least one of the first workpiece or the second workpiece.