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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Brian James Williams, York, PA (US);
William Edward Tanis, Iii, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Brian James Williams, York, PA (US);
William Edward Tanis, III, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a housing, a light source located within the housing, and a cover element covering at least a portion of a mating face of the housing. The housing includes a connector that is arranged to electrically mate with a peripheral connector proximate to the mating face of the housing. The light source generates light directed toward the mating face of the housing to indicate a status of the connector. The cover element includes a light transmissive area that is positioned to receive the light generated by the light source and transmit the light outward from the mating face in order to indicate the status of the connector.