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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Dale J. Smutny, Canfield, OH (US);
Wesley W. Weber, Cortland, OH (US);
Dale J. Smutny, Canfield, OH (US);
Wesley W. Weber, Cortland, OH (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An electrical splice assembly includes a conductive bus plate having a plurality of male blades, an insulative housing having a forward portion retaining the bus plate and a rearward portion defining a terminal receiving tray, a plurality of female terminals disposed in the terminal receiving tray and attached to the male blades, and a cover integrally hingedly attached to the housing. The cover includes a lock bar that projects into the terminal receiving tray to retain the terminals in connection with the bus plate when the cover is in a closed position overlying the tray. The housing further includes an intermediate portion defining a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending cavities in communication with a space defined by the tray. At least a portion of each blade and a portion of each terminal extend into respective cavities.