US 12,214,678 B2
Overmolded mechanical fastener with integrated sealing
Samuel Wesley Cox, Paris, TN (US); Christopher M. Cook, Mckenzie, TN (US); John Bruzewski, Buchanan, TN (US); and Michael Kevin Nanney, Paris, TN (US)
Assigned to DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed by Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,677.
Prior Publication US 2024/0017626 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01R 4/64 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 50/64 (2019.02) [H01R 4/64 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastening system comprising:
an electrically conductive stud overmolded into an enclosure, the electrically conductive stud extending from an interior of the enclosure to an exterior of the enclosure to provide an electrical grounding path through the enclosure.