Wiring connector and tail light assembly with ground fault indicator
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United States of America Patent
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Oct 10, 2017
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app pub date -
May 23, 2016
filing date -
Jan 27, 2016
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Abstract
A connector for connecting wiring of a towed vehicle lighting system to wiring of a towing vehicle lighting system so that lights on the towed vehicle are activated when corresponding lights on the towing vehicle are activated. The connector includes a plurality of terminals for connecting to the wiring of the towed vehicle and configured for coupling with terminals on a mating connector on the towing vehicle; a ground terminal for connecting to a ground wire on the towed vehicle and configured for coupling with a ground terminal on the mating connector on the towing vehicle; ground fault detection circuitry for detecting when the connector is not properly grounded to the towed vehicle; and an indicator coupled with the ground fault detection circuitry for indicating when the connector is not properly grounded to the towed vehicle.
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- G08B Class
- 3088 Applications Filed
- 2450 Patents Issued To-Date
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