Patent ID: 7303450

Claim:
An electrical terminal assembly comprising: a wire assembly comprising an electrically conductive wire and insulation surrounding the wire such that a portion of the wire assembly is insulated and a portion of the wire assembly is uninsulated; and an electrical terminal made of an electrically conductive material and having a cavity that receives the wire assembly, the cavity having a substantially constant internal diameter throughout a substantial portion of the cavity; wherein the wire assembly extends into the cavity so that a portion of the uninsulated portion and a portion of the insulated portion are contained within the cavity, and the uninsulated portion is in contact with the electrical terminal, wherein the electrical terminal is crimped at a first location around the insulated portion of the wire assembly to inhibit fluid from entering a portion of the cavity housing the uninsulated portion of the wire assembly and wherein the electrical terminal is crimped at a second location around the wire assembly, the second location having substantially the same internal diameter as the internal diameter of the first location.