Patent ID: 7645171

Claim:
A fuel flange pre-mold electrical connector comprising: a conductor comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a bend between the first portion and the second portion, wherein the first portion comprises a first contact area, and wherein the second portion comprises a second contact area and a plurality of first ribs between the bend and the second contact area; and a connector body comprising a first end, a second end, and a first section between the first end and the second end, wherein the first section comprises a plurality of second ribs, wherein the plurality of second ribs circumscribe an outer surface of the first section, wherein the connector body is configured to have a fuel tank flange seal overmolded on to the first end and the first section, wherein the second portion of the conductor extends through the first section of the connector body, wherein the second contact area of the conductor is embedded within the connector body proximate the second end, wherein the second contact area of the conductor is configured to be connected to a wire, wherein the second end is configured to extend from a first side of the fuel tank flange seal and inside a fuel tank for connection with a device within the fuel tank, wherein the first end is configured to extend from an opposite second side of the fuel tank flange seal and away from the fuel tank, and wherein the first ribs and the second ribs are configured to impede the passage of fuel from the fuel tank.