Towing connector
US6709275B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A towing connector (10) operable to electrically couple a towed vehicle's (12) wiring with any towing vehicles (14) wiring broadly comprises a housing (20,120), a plurality of wires (26) within the housing (20,120) and electrically coupling a first receptacle (22,122) with a second receptacle (24,124), and a mechanism (54,154) operable to modify an electrical arrangement of the wires (26). The mechanism (54) preferably comprises a plug (56) removably mounted within the housing (20) and a mount (58) fixedly mounted within the housing (20). The plug (56) may be removed, rotated 180 degrees and reinserted within the housing (20), thereby modifying the electrical arrangement of the wires (26). Alternatively, the mechanism (154) may comprise a double-pole double-throw (DPDT) switch (188) disposed within the housing (120).
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