Vehicle to snow/ice control device wiring harness with replaceable connector

摘要

A first electrical wiring harness may be connectable to a vehicle and a second electrical wiring harness may be connectable to a snow/ice control device. A replaceable connector may be used between the first and second wiring harnesses so that it is easy to connect the wiring harnesses to each other and thereby electrically connect the snow/ice control device to the vehicle.

主权项

1. A wiring harness assembly for use with an associated vehicle and an associated snow/ice control device supported to the associated vehicle, the wiring harness assembly comprising:
a first wiring harness comprising: a first end that is connectable to the associated vehicle; a second end; and, at least one electric conductor; a second wiring harness comprising: a first end that is connectable to the associated snow/ice control device; a second end; and, at least one electric conductor; at least one second end electric connection component that is accessible from the second end of one of the first wiring harness and the second wiring harness; an intermediate connector comprising: a first end that is fixedly connected to the second end of the other of the first wiring harness and the second wiring harness; a second end; and, at least one second end electric connection component that is accessible from the second end of the intermediate connector; a replaceable connector comprising: a first end; a second end; at least one first end electric connection component that is accessible from the first end of the replaceable connector; and, at least one second end electric connection component that is accessible from the second end of the replaceable connector; wherein the first end electric connection component of the replaceable connector is selectively manually connectable to the second end electric connection component of the intermediate connector and the second end electric connection component of the replaceable connector is selectively manually connectable to the at least one second end electric connection component that is accessible from the second end of one of the first wiring harness and the second wiring harness to electrically connect the associated vehicle to the associated snow/ice control device; and, wherein the first end electric connection component of the replaceable connector is selectively manually dis-connectable from the second end electric connection component of the intermediate connector and the second end electric connection component of the replaceable connector is selectively manually dis-connectable from the at least one second end electric connection component that is accessible from the second end of one of the first wiring harness and the second wiring harness so that the replaceable connector can be replaced.