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

• US 6,036,533 A
• Filed: 12/16/1998
• Issued: 03/14/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grand General Accessories Manufacturing
• Original Assignee: Grand General Accessories Manufacturing
• Inventors: Huang, Nan Huang
• Primary Examiner(s): Gellner, Michael L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hammond, Briggitte R.
• Application Number:
  US09/212,488
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• Field of Search: 439/502-505, 439/34-36, 439/651-653, 439/655, 439/623
• US Class Current: 439/502
• 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 which are used for the interconnection of a plurality of light fixtures, for example, ornamental light fixtures, turn signal lights, marker lights and etc., for vehicles. These wire harnesses can be quickly connected or disconnected as a unit at plugging junctions.

Claims

1. A set of wire harnesses for the interconnection of a plurality of vehicle light fixtures, 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 a male connector with a pair of male prongs, a pair of male terminal plugs, a pair of female terminal sockets, and conducting wires electrically connecting to the pair of male prongs with the pair of male terminal plugs and the pair of female terminal sockets respectively, the pair of male prongs adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures;

b. at least one second type of wire harness having a male connector with a pair of male prongs, a first pair of male terminal plugs, a second pair of male terminal plugs, and conducting wires electrically connecting the pair of male prongs of the at least one second type of wire harness with the first and second male terminal plugs respectively, the pair of male prongs of the male connector adapted for respective connection of said female connector base of another one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures, the first pair of male terminal plugs adapted for respective connection of said pair of female terminal sockets of said at least one first type of wire harness; and

c. at least one third type of wire harness having a male connector with a pair of male prongs, a first pair of female terminal sockets, a second pair of female terminal sockets, and conducting wires electrically connecting the pair of male prongs with the first and second female terminal sockets respectively, the pair of male prongs of the male connector adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of another one of said plurality of vehicle light fixture, the first pair of female terminal sockets adapted for respective connection of said second pair of male terminal plugs of said at least one second type of wire harness.

2. A set of wire harnesses for the interconnection of a plurality of vehicle light fixtures, 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 a male connector with three male prongs, three male terminal plugs, three female terminal sockets, and conducting wires electrically connecting to the three male prongs with the three male terminal plugs and the three female terminal sockets respectively, the three male prongs adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures;

b. at least one second type of wire harness having a male connector with three male prongs, a first group of male terminal plugs, a second group of male terminal plugs, and conducting wires electrically connecting the three male prongs of the at least one second type of wire harness with the first and second groups of male terminal plugs respectively, the three male prongs of the male connector adapted for respective connection of said female connector base of another one of said plurality of vehicle light fixtures, the first group of male terminal plugs adapted for respective connection of said female terminal sockets of said at least one first type of wire harness; and

c. at least one third type of wire harness having a male connector with three male prongs, a first group of female terminal sockets, a second group of female terminal sockets, and conducting wires electrically connecting the three male prongs with the first and second groups of female terminal sockets respectively, the pair of male prongs of the male connector adapted for respective connection to said female connector base of another one of said plurality of vehicle light fixture, the first group of female terminal sockets adapted for respective connection of said second group of male terminal plugs of said at least one second type of wire harness.