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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2004
David Scott Gordon, Hillsboro, ND (US);
Michael Ray Schlichtmann, Fargo, ND (US);
Jon Thomas Jacobson, Fargo, ND (US);
Ronald Gene Landman, Fargo, ND (US);
David Scott Gordon, Hillsboro, ND (US);
Michael Ray Schlichtmann, Fargo, ND (US);
Jon Thomas Jacobson, Fargo, ND (US);
Ronald Gene Landman, Fargo, ND (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly has first and second connector units which are connectable with each other. One of the connectors has a shell which has a variable number of tabs projecting therefrom. The number and position of the tabs can be selected so that different connectors can be distinguished from each other. A set of switches are mounted on a base adjacent the other connector. The switches are engagable tabs so that the status of the switches represents the number and position of the tabs, thereby generating electrical signals uniquely identifying the connectors.