CONNECTING CIRCUITS FOR PRE-EXISTING VEHICLE RELAYS
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1. A terminal connector for connecting electrical circuits to a pre-existing relay, the relay including a terminal blade, the connector comprising:
- a generally planar body, and first and second displaceable tabs formed in the planar body and moveable out of the plane of the body upon insertion of the terminal blade, said first and second displaceable tabs being spaced apart to define a tab slot therebetween, the tab slot being adapted for receiving the terminal blade of the relay, whereupon the tabs engage the terminal blade.
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Abstract
A relay connecting means comprising a loose terminal connector mounted on a thin substrate carrier. The loose terminal connector comprising displaceable tabs being engagable with the terminal blade of the automotive plug-in relay. The loose terminal connector may further comprise a wire connecting post for connecting a wire conductor thereto.
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14 Claims
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1. A terminal connector for connecting electrical circuits to a pre-existing relay, the relay including a terminal blade, the connector comprising:
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a generally planar body, and first and second displaceable tabs formed in the planar body and moveable out of the plane of the body upon insertion of the terminal blade, said first and second displaceable tabs being spaced apart to define a tab slot therebetween, the tab slot being adapted for receiving the terminal blade of the relay, whereupon the tabs engage the terminal blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 14)
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6. A connector for electrically connecting circuits to a pre-existing relay, the relay including a terminal blade, the connector comprising:
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a terminal connector including a generally planar body, first and second retention tabs, first and second displaceable tabs formed in the planar body, said first and second displaceable tabs being spaced apart to define a tab slot therebetween, the tab slot being adapted for receiving the terminal blade of the relay, whereupon the tabs will engage the terminal blade; and
a substrate carrier engageable with the terminal connector and defining first and second retention holes, said retention holes being adapted to receive and retain the retention tabs of the terminal connector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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7. (Cancelled).
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