Patent ID: 9337567
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H01R

Claim Text:
1. A sealed terminal housing comprising: a header defining a terminal opening; an electric terminal extending through the terminal opening, the electric terminal including an inner end and a terminal stop, an inner axis being defined from the inner end to the terminal stop; a terminal seal located in the terminal opening and compressed against the header and the electric terminal; and a seal cap located in the terminal opening and engaging the header and the terminal stop; wherein the terminal opening includes (1) a cap seat that has a substantially oval shape in a cross-section taken perpendicular to the inner axis and the seal cap is located in the cap seat, (2) a terminal pass-through that is adapted to allow passage of the electric terminal and to prevent passage of the terminal seal, and (3) a seal space located between the cap seat and the terminal pass-through.