Patent ID: 7011539
Filing Date: 2006-03-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. A seal formed unitarily of an elastomeric material and comprising: a frame-shaped body with opposite inner and outer peripheral surfaces defining a thickness and opposite front and rear surfaces; a plurality of attachment tabs projecting rearward from the rear surface of the body, each of said attachment tabs having: a neck with opposite front and rear ends defining a length, the front end of the neck being unitary with the rear surface of the body, the neck having a thickness measured parallel to the thickness of adjacent parts of the body and a width measured normal to the thickness of the neck, the width of the neck being greater than the thickness thereof; and a head having opposite front and rear ends defining a length greater than the length of the neck, a diverging section at the front end of the head and adjacent to the rear end of the neck, a holding section rearward of the diverging section and a converging section rearward of the holding section, the holding section defining a width greater than the width of the neck.