Patent ID: 9373470
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01H,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical relay, comprising: a line electrical terminal adapted for connection to an electrical conductor carrying an electrical voltage; a normally-closed connector having a housing and a plurality of electrical terminals arranged within a cavity of the housing of the normally-closed connector; a normally-open connector having a housing and a plurality of electrical terminals arranged within a cavity of the housing of the normally-open connector; a switching element coupled to the line electrical terminal, the normally-closed connector, and the normally-open connector, and configured to: electrically connect the line electrical terminal to at least one of the electrical terminals of the normally-closed connector when not enabled; and electrically connect the line electrical terminal to at least one of the electrical terminals of the normally-open connector when enabled; wherein the normally-closed connector is mechanically coded to receive a plug connector that is connected to one or more crankcase heater devices; and wherein the normally-open connector is mechanically coded to receive a plug connector of an electric motor or a motor start capacitor.