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

Claim 10:
11. A connector assembly, comprising:
a plug configured to be at least partially disposed in a cavity of a connector at a front end of the connector, the plug coupled to the connector in a configuration, the plug comprising:
a body comprising a first end and a second end;
the first end at least partially disposed in the cavity of the connector;
the second end opposite the first end;
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;
a cap formed at the second end and extending annularly outward from the body; and
a collar formed annularly about the body, 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.