Y-shaped harness for the interconnection between a vehicle radio, a vehicle harness and add-on electronic device

• US 5,971,799 A
• Filed: 04/26/1997
• Issued: 10/26/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Summers Patent Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: George Swade
• Inventors: Swade, George
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, HIEN D
• Application Number:
  US08/842,085
• Time in Patent Office: 913 Days
• Field of Search: 439/502, 439/623, 439/505, 439/507, 439/638, 439/639
• US Class Current: 439/502
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0207 Wire harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/02 for simultaneous co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts

Abstract

A wire harness which is generally a Y-shaped configuration for the interconnection between a standard main vehicle wire harness, a standard vehicle radio and an after market add-on electronic device. The Y-shaped wire harness eliminates the need to hardwire the after market electronic device to the vehicle main wire harness and also eliminates the need for an after market radio. The Y-shaped wire harness comprises three connectors at each location on the Y-shaped configuration, wherein each connector respectively mates to corresponding connectors provided on the standard vehicle radio, the main vehicle wire harness and the add-on electronic device.

Claims

1. A wire harness for interconnection between respective connectors of a standard vehicle radio, an add-on electronic device, and a standard main vehicle wire harness which is connected to an electrical power source and a speaker system, the wire harness comprising:

a. a generally Y-shaped body having a first branch end, a second branch end and a third branch end;

b. first connector means installed on said first branch end of said Y-shaped body and adapted for connection to said connector of said radio;

c. second connector means installed on said second branch end of said Y-shaped body and adapted for connection to said connector of said main wire harness;

d. third connector means installed on said third branch end of said Y-shaped body and adapted for connection to said connector of said add-on electronic device;

e. wire means interconnecting said first, second and third connector means for providing electrical power from said power source to said radio and said add-on electronic device, for conveying electronic signals between said radio and said add-on electronic device, and for delivering audio signals to said speaker system; and

f. said add-on electronic device including a sub-woofer with a built-in amplifier.

2. The wire harness in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first, second and third connector means include a female plug.

3. The wire harness in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first, second and third connector means include a male plug.

4. A wire harness for interconnection between respective connectors of a standard vehicle radio, an add-on device, and a standard main vehicle wire harness which is connected to a power source and a speaker system, the wire harness comprising:

a. a Y-shaped body having at least three branch ends;

b. first connector means installed on one of said at least three branch ends of said Y-shaped body and adapted for connection to said connector of said radio;

c. second connector means installed on the other two of said at least three branch ends of said Y-shaped body and adapted for connection to said connector of said main wire harness;

d. third connector means installed on the last one of said at least three branch ends of said Y-shaped body and adapted for connection to said connector of said add-on device;

e. wire means interconnecting said first, second and third connector means for providing power from said power source to said radio and said add-on device, for conveying electronic signals between said radio and said add-on device, and for delivering audio signals to said speaker system; and

f. said add-on device including a sub-woofer with a built-in amplifier.

5. The wire harness in accordance with claim 4 wherein said first, second and third connector means include a female plug.

6. The wire harness in accordance with claim 4 wherein said first, second and third connector means include a male plug.

7. A wire harness for interconnection between respective connectors of a standard vehicle radio, an add-on device, and a standard main vehicle wire harness which is connected to a power source and a speaker system, the wire harness comprising:

a. first connector means adapted for connection to said connector of said radio;

b. second connector means adapted for connection to said connector of said main wire harness;

c. third connector means adapted for connection to said connector of said add-on device;

d. a generally Y-shaped wire means interconnecting said first, second and third connector means for providing power from said power source to said radio and said add-on device, for conveying electronic signals between said radio and said add-on device, and for delivering audio signals to said speaker system; and

e. said add-on device including a sub-woofer with a built-in amplifier.

8. The wire harness in accordance with claim 7 further comprising a generally Y-shaped configuration.

9. The wire harness in accordance with claim 7 wherein said first, second and third connector means include a female plug.

10. The wire harness in accordance with claim 7 wherein said first, second and third connector means include a male plug.