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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Thomas Robert Dewitte, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Thomas Robert DeWitte, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A connector assembly includes a housing, an input conductor, and an output conductor. The housing is configured to mate with a mating connector. The input conductor is held in the housing and extends between a receiving end and a coupling end. The receiving end is configured to receive electric current from a power source. The coupling end is configured to join with a fuse inside the housing. The output conductor is held in the housing and extends between a transmission end and a joining end. The joining end is configured to couple with the fuse inside the housing. The transmission end is configured to convey the electric current to a first electric load. The input conductor and the output conductor are electrically coupled with one another via the fuse to provide a fused conductive pathway within the connector assembly over which the electric current passes from the power source to the first electric load.