Modular connector assembly
AssigneeElectro-Wire Products, Inc.
InventorAllen F. VanDerStuyf
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Abstract
A modular connector assembly particularly useful in the wiring systems of motor vehicles. The connector assembly includes a single terminal connector member and a plurality of separate terminal connector members which collectively and matingly engage with the single connector member. The separate terminal members are contained in the chambers of a multi-chambered flange which retains them in mating orientation with respect to the single connector member. An H-bar is configured to engage and unite the plurality of separate connector members and the flange to form a united assembly. The united assembly is then engaged with the single connector member to establish electrical communication therebetween.
Claims11
A modular connector assembly including:
- a single terminal connector member:
- a plurality of separate terminal connector members for collective end meeting engagement with said single connector member;
- a flange including a housing and a plurality of chambers formed in said housing to receive said plurality of separate connector members therein and retain them in mating orientation with respect to said single connector member;
- an H-bar figure to engage and unite said plurality of separate connector members and said flange to form a united assembly;
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- means for retaining the united assembly in electrical communication with the single connector member.
A modular connector assembly for insertion into a single terminal connector member having a bolt hole formed therein, said assembly comprising:
- a plurality of separate terminal connector members for collective end meeting engagement with said single connector member;
- a flange including a housing and a plurality of chambers formed in said housing to receive said plurality of separate connector members therein and retain them in mating orientation with respect to said single connector member, said housing including means forming a bore extending therethrough;
- an H-bar figure to engage and unite said plurality of separate connector members and said flange;
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- a locking bolt extendable through the bore of said flange housing for engagement with said bolt hole to retain the assembly in electrical communication with the single connector member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.