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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Tom Jones, Madison, AL (US);
John Perry, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Tom Jones, Madison, AL (US);
John Perry, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical connector assembly includes a housing supporting a plurality of terminals for a primary circuit and at least two terminals for a sensor circuit. A mating header includes terminals corresponding to the primary circuit and to the sensor circuit. A conductive link is disposed in either the housing or the header to short the sensor terminals disposed therein. Once the mating components of the connector are attached, the sensor circuit is completed through the conductive link and an indication of a proper connection can be verified.