Patent ID: 8348330

Claim:
A touch sensor assembly for a closing panel, said touch sensor assembly comprising: an elongated housing dimensioned to attach to a leading edge of a closing panel or a trailing edge of a frame member; a wire harness having a first portion encapsulated within said housing and a second portion extending a predetermined length from said housing and passing through an aperture in the closing panel or the frame member; a separate wire harness protector attached to said wire harness proximate said housing; said wire harness protector having a first clip attaching said wire harness protector to said wire harness, a second clip operable to attach said wire harness protector to the closing panel or frame member, and a wire harness guide operable to hold said wire harness a predetermined distance from an edge of the aperture of the closing panel or the frame member when said wire harness protector is attached to the closing panel or the frame member, respectively.