Connector with built-in safety feature

A connector assembly comprising:

• a housing;
• a pair of wires engaged by said housing, each one of the pair of wires having an end terminating in a plug;
• a pair of connector elements connected to said housing, each connector element including a terminal and a cap slidably mounted thereover, each cap including a hole for insertion of an additional wire therein, each cap having an open position and a closed position for connecting the terminal to the additional wire;
• and
• a jack adapted to receive the plug, said jack providing an electrical connection to an outside circuit, said jack being positioned relative to the housing so that said plug is insertable in the jack when each of the caps is in the closed position, and said plug is not insertable in the jack when either of the caps is in the open position.

A method for assembling a connector assembly, comprising the steps of:

• providing a housing having a connector mounted to said housing, the connector including a terminal and a movable portion mounted thereover, the movable portion including a hole for insertion of a first wire therein, the movable portion having an open position and a closed position for connecting the terminal to the first wire;
• and
• fixing an outside wire to said housing, the outside wire having an end terminating in a plug;
• positioning, relative to said housing, a jack adapted to receive the plug, said jack providing an electrical connection to an outside circuit, said positioning being performed so that said plug is insertable in the jack when the movable portion is in the closed position, and said plug is not insertable in the jack when the movable portion is in the open position.