Electrical adapter encompassing multiple press-fit electrical receptacles

A fuel injector assembly comprising:

• a fuel injector having a body, a first set of electrical connectors extending in a first direction from said body, a second set of electrical connectors extending in a second direction from said body, a first mechanism for performing a first function, said first mechanism connected to said body and electrically connected to said first set of electrical connectors, and a second mechanism for performing a second function, said second mechanism connected to said body and electrically connected to said second set of electrical connectors;
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• an adapter connected to said fuel injector, said adapter having a body, a first set of electrical receptacles connected to said adapter body and engaged with said first set of electrical connectors, a second set of electrical receptacles connected to said adapter body and engaged with said second set of electrical connectors, and a plug interface formed in said adapter body, said plug interface having a first set of electrical contacts and a second set of electrical contacts, said first set of electrical contacts electrically connected to said first set of electrical receptacles and said second set of electrical contacts electrically connected to said second set of electrical receptacles.

A method of electrically connecting a power source to a fuel injector assembly, said fuel injector assembly having a fuel injector and an electrical adapter, said fuel injector having a first set of electrical connectors, a second set of electrical connectors, a first mechanism and a second mechanism, said first set of electrical connectors connected to said fuel injector and electrically connected to said first mechanism, and said second set of electrical connectors connected to said fuel injector and electrically connected to said second mechanism, said electrical adapter having a first set of electrical receptacles and a second set of electrical receptacles, said method comprising:

• aligning at least one of said first set of electrical receptacles and said second set of electrical receptacles with at least one of said first set of electrical connectors and said second set of electrical connectors;
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• attaching said electrical adapter to said fuel injector such that said first set of electrical receptacles is in electrical contact with said first set of electrical connectors and said second set of electrical receptacles is in electrical contact with said second set of electrical connectors.