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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joel Allen Pittenger, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/28 (2006.01); H01R 13/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/28 (2013.01); H01R 13/05 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for genderless electric terminals of vehicles. An example genderless electric terminal includes a first arm, a second arm opposite the first arm, and a wall integrally connecting the first arm and the second arm to define a slot. The example genderless electric terminal also includes a first flexible contact extending from an end of the first arm and protruding into the slot to engage a first arm of a different genderless electric terminal that is inserted into the slot.