Set of harnesses for interconnecting a plurality of ornamental light fixtures in a vehicle

• US 5,954,538 A
• Filed: 07/28/1997
• Issued: 09/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grand General Accessories Manufacturing
• Original Assignee: Grand General Accessories Manufacturing
• Inventors: Huang, Nan Huang
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): STANDIG, BARRY
• Application Number:
  US08/902,440
• Time in Patent Office: 785 Days
• Field of Search: 439/502, 439/503, 439/505, 439/623, 439/651, 439/654
• US Class Current: 439/502
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/02 Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/92

Abstract

A set of wire harnesses for the interconnection of a plurality of light fixtures, for example, ornamental light fixtures, turn signal lights, marker lights and etc., for vehicles. Each light fixture has a connector base with two or more female sockets. The set of wire harnesses include four types of wire harnesses. The first type of wire harness comprises two terminal contacts, a male connector, and conducting wires connecting the terminal contacts to the male connector. The male connector of the first type of wire harness has two or more male prongs. The second type of wire harness comprises two configurations. The first configuration includes a pair of male connectors, a female connector, and conducting wires connecting the male and female connectors. The second configuration includes a pair of female connectors, a male connector, and conducting wires connecting the male and female connectors. Each of the male connectors of the first and second configurations of the second type of wire harness has two or more male prongs. Each of the female connectors of the first and second configurations of the second type of wire harness has two or more corresponding sockets. The third type of wire harness comprises two male connectors and conducting wires connecting the two male connectors. Each male connector of the third type of wire harness has two or more male prongs.

Claims

1. A set of wire harnesses for the interconnection of a plurality of vehicle light fixtures to a power source, each vehicle light fixture having a female connector base thereon, the set of wire harnesses comprising:

a. At least one first type of wire harness having terminal contacts, a male connector, and conducting wires electrically connecting the terminal contacts with the male connector, the terminal contacts adapted for respective connection to said power source;

b. At least two second types of wire harnesses, a respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses having a pair of male connectors, a female connector, and conducting wires electrically connecting the pair of male and female connectors, the respective other one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses having a male connector, a pair of female connectors, and conducting wires electrically connecting the male and pair of female connectors, the female connector of the respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses connected to said male connector of said at least one first type of wire harness, one of the pair of male connectors of the respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of a respective one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures, one of the pair of female connectors of the respective other one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses connected to the other one of the pair of male connectors of the respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses, the male connector of the respective other one of the at least two second types of wire harness adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of the respective one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures; and

c. at least one third type of wire harness having a pair of male connectors and conducting wires electrically connecting the pair of male connectors, one of the pair of male connector connected to the other one of said pair of female connectors of the respective other one of said at least two second types of wire harnesses, and the other one of the pair of male connectors adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of the respective one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures.

2. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 1 wherein said male connectors each includes at least two prongs.

3. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 1 wherein said male connectors each includes at least three prongs.

4. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 1 wherein said female connectors each includes at least two sockets.

5. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 1 wherein said female connectors each includes at least three sockets.

6. A set of wire harnesses for the interconnection of a plurality of vehicle light fixtures to a power source, each vehicle light fixture having a connector base thereon, the set of wire harnesses comprising:

a. At least one first type of wire harness having terminal contacts, a first connector, and conducting wires electrically connecting the terminal contacts with the first connector, the terminal contacts adapted for respective connection to said power source;

b. At least two second types of wire harnesses, each of the at least two second types of wire harnesses having a first connector, a second connector, a third connector, and conductor means connecting the first, second and third connectors, the first connector of a respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses connected to said first connector of said at least one first type of wire harness, the second connector of the respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses adapted for respective connection to said connector base of a respective one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures, the first connector of the respective other one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses connected to the third connector of the respective one of the at least two second types of wire harnesses, the second connector of the respective other one of the at least two second types of wire harness adapted for respective connection to said connector base of the respective one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures; and

c. at least one third type of wire harness having two connectors and conductor means connecting the two connectors, one of the two connector connected to the third connector of the respective other one of said at least two second types of wire harnesses, and the other one of the two connectors adapted for respective connection to said connector base of the respective one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures.

7. The set of wire harness in accordance with claim 6 wherein said first connector of said at least one first type of wire harness is a male connector.

8. The set of wire harness in accordance with claim 6 wherein said first connector of said at least one first type of wire harness is a female connector.

9. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said first, second and third connectors of each of said at least two second types of wire harnesses are male connectors.

10. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said first, second and third connectors of each of said at least two second types of wire harnesses are female connectors.

11. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said first, second and third connectors of each of said at least two second types of wire harnesses include two male connectors and a female connector.

12. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said first, second and third connectors of each of said at least two second types of wire harnesses include two female connectors and a male connector.

13. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said two connectors of said at least one third type of wire harness are male connectors.

14. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said two connectors of said at least one third type of wire harness are female connectors.

15. The set of wire harnesses in accordance with claim 6 wherein said two connectors of said at least one third type of wire harness include a male connector and a female connector.

16. A set of harnesses for the interconnection of at least two light fixtures to a power source of a vehicle, each vehicle light fixture having a plug means, the set of harnesses comprising:

a. at least one first type of harness having contact means, plug means, and conductor means connecting the contact means to the plug means, the contact means adapted for respective connection to said power source;

b. at least one second type of harness having at three plug means and conductor means connecting the at least three plug means, a respective one of the at least three plug means connected to said plug means of said at least one first type of harness, and the respective second one of the at least three plug means adapted for connection to said plug means of a respective one of said at least two light fixtures; and

c. at least one third type of wire harness having at least two plug means and conductor means connecting the at least two plug means, one of the at least two plug means connected to the respective third one of said at least three plug means of said at least one second type of harness, and the other one of the at least two plug means adapted for respective connection to said plug means of the respective other one of said at least two vehicle light fixtures.

17. The set of harness in accordance with claim 16 wherein said plug means of said at least one first type of harness is a male plug.

18. The set of harness in accordance with claim 16 wherein said plug means of said at least one first type of harness is a female plug.

19. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least three plug means of said at least one second type of harness are male plugs.

20. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least three plug means of said at least one second type of harnesses are female plugs.

21. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least three plug means of said at least one second type of harness include two male plugs and a female plug.

22. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least three plug means of said at least one second type of harnesses include two female plugs and a male plug.

23. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least two plug means of said at least one third type of harness are male plugs.

24. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least two plug means of said at least one third type of harness are female connectors.

25. The set of harnesses in accordance with claim 16 wherein said at least two plug means of said at least one third type of harness include a male plug and a female plug.