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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2023
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Nathan Like, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
An electric distribution box assembly includes a biasing member formed of an electrically conductive material. The biasing member has a first end fixed to a first terminal and a second end spaced apart from a second terminal. An upper cover includes a resilient prong disposed above the second end of the biasing member, wherein a top cover is configured to: (1) press the resilient prong is against the second end of the biasing member to place the first terminal in electric contact with the second terminal; and (2) allow the resilient prong to be free of the second end of the biasing member when the top cover is removed wherein the second end of the biasing member is spaced apart from the other of the first terminal and the second terminal and disconnect power.