Wrap around terminal for turn signal switch assembly
View Patent ↗Apparatus, methods and devices for electrically coupling wires in a turn signal switch assembly that prevents the entangling of wires with the different components of the turn signal switch assembly.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a turn signal switch assembly comprising:
one or more electronic components, said electronic components including at least one wire
a housing for containing said one or more electronic components, said housing including a shoulder bolt housing having an outer circumference; and
a connector having a front portion, a middle portion, and a terminal portion, wherein said front portion is constructed and arranged for conductively coupling to said at least one wire, wherein said middle portion is constructed and arranged to substantially wrap around said outer circumference of said shoulder bolt housing, wherein said terminal portion is constructed and arranged to extend outside of said housing.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said front portion further comprises wire crimps adapted to couple to the at least one wire.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said terminal portion includes a catch.
4. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said middle portion defines a curved shape.
5. A method for ensuring proper operation of cam assemblies internal to a turn signal switch assembly comprising:
providing a turn signal switch assembly including a housing having a shoulder bolt housing and at least one wire;
providing a connector having a front, middle, and terminal portion;
inserting said connector into said turn signal switch assembly, wherein said middle portion of said connector wraps around said shoulder bolt housing; and
coupling said front portion of said connector to said at least one wire.
6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said front portion couples to the at least one wire using wire crimps.
7. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said terminal portion includes a catch.
8. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said middle portion defines a curved shape.
9. A device for safely electrically coupling around a portion of the circumference of a shoulder bolt housing in a turn signal switch assembly comprising:
a conductive connector comprising:
a front portion lying substantially in a first plane, wherein said front portion includes wire crimps;
a middle portion integrally formed with said front portion, said middle portion defining a curved arc constructed and arranged to match the contour of said shoulder bolt housing;
a terminal portion integrally formed with said middle portion comprising:
a first part generally lying in a plane substantially parallel to the plane occupied by said front portion;
a second part generally lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane occupied by said first part.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the middle portion defines a curved longitudinal axis that lies in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane.