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A lamp assembly for use with a vehicle's electrical system, the electrical system including a plurality of terminals each having a wire insulating portion and an end connector portion. A main elastomeric housing includes a socket for receiving a bulb. A front seal encircles an exterior surface of th

A lamp assembly for use with a vehicle's electrical system, the electrical system including a plurality of terminals each having a wire insulating portion and an end connector portion. A main elastomeric housing includes a socket for receiving a bulb. A front seal encircles an exterior surface of the socket and seals around a periphery of the socket. A first plurality of sealing ridges extend along an open facing side of the main housing, opposite the bulb socket, and within which are received the wire insulating portions of the terminals and the end connector portions of each terminal conmmunicating with the bulb socket upon the terminals being located within the main housing. A back cap matingly aligns over an open facing side of the main housing and includes an opposingly facing side with a second plurality of sealing ridges which align with the first plurality of sealing ridges and to sandwich therebetween the wire insulating portions of the terminals. An inlet seal is seatingly received between aligning recesses defined between the opposingly facing sides of the main housing and the back cap and is located proximate the first and second pluralities of sealing ridges. Wire receiving apertures extend through the seal and into which are inserted the wire insulating portions of the terminals. An ultrasonic welding operation secures the back cap to the main elastomeric housing in a seal-tight manner.

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1. A lamp assembly for use with a vehicle's electrical system, said lamp assembly comprising:a main housing having an open facing side and an oppositely extending socket for receiving a bulb; a plurality of terminals, forming a part of the vehicle's electrical system, each of said terminals includin

1. A lamp assembly for use with a vehicle's electrical system, said lamp assembly comprising:a main housing having an open facing side and an oppositely extending socket for receiving a bulb; a plurality of terminals, forming a part of the vehicle's electrical system, each of said terminals including an extending and wire insulating portion and an end connector portion which communicates with said bulb socket; a first plurality of sealing ridges extending along an open facing side of said main housing and within which are received said wire insulating portions of said terminals; a back cap matingly aligning over said open facing side of said main housing and sandwiching therebetween said wire insulating portions of said terminals; a second plurality of sealing ridges defined within an opposing surface of said back cap and which align with said first plurality of sealing ridges to sandwich therebetween said wire insulating portions of said terminals; a seal disposed at a terminal inlet end of said main housing and said back cap, said seal being nestingly received between aligning recesses defined between said main housing and said back cap and upon mating alignment of said back cap, wire receiving apertures extending through said seal and into which are inserted said wire insulating portions of said terminals; and vibrational sealing means for securing said back cap over said main housing.