Waterproof warning whip base and connector
AssigneeCheckers Industrial Products, LLC
InventorGreg Widgery
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Abstract
A warning whip assembly includes an elongate whip, a light, wiring, a base, and an electrical connector assembly. The elongate whip has first and second ends. The light is mounted to the first end of the warning whip. The wiring extends from the light to the second end of the warning whip. The base is connected to the second end of the warning whip. The electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion connected to the base with a waterproof connection. The wiring is connected to the first connector portion. The electrical connector assembly also includes a second connector portion that is releasably connected to the first connector portion.
Claims20
A warning whip assembly, comprising:
- an elongate whip having first and second ends;
- a light mounted to the first end of the warning whip;
- wiring extending from the light to the second end of the warning whip;
- a base connected to the second end of the warning whip;
- an electrical connector assembly having a first connector portion connected to the base with a waterproof connection, the wiring being connected to the first connector portion, and a second connector portion releasably connected to the first connector portion.
A warning whip component, comprising:
- a base having at least first and second cavity portions, the first cavity portion open at a first end of the base and sized to receive a proximal end of a whip, the second cavity portion open at a second end of the base;
- an electrical connector assembly, comprising:
- a female connector inserted into the first cavity portion and having a waterproof connection with the base, the female connector being configured to connect to wiring extending through the whip;
- a male connector having a waterproof construction and being releasably connected to the female connector.
A method of assembling a warning whip component, comprising:
- providing a base having at least first and second cavity portions arranged axially within the base, the first cavity portion being configured to receive an elongate whip, and an electrical connector assembly comprising a female connector and a male connector;
- connecting wiring to the female connector, the wiring extending through the whip;
- inserting the female connector into the second cavity portion with excess wiring collected in the second cavity portion between the female connector and the first cavity portion;
- releasably connecting the male connector to the female connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.