Patent ID: 9559475
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H01R

Claim:
1. A plug assembly for a vehicle-trailer wiring connector assembly, the plug assembly comprising: a plug housing that is configured to be positioned in a receptacle assembly; six connector cavities that are defined in the plug housing and that are radially disposed around a connecting face of the plug housing in a hexagonal arrangement in compliance with the Society of Automotive Engineers (“SAE”) J2863 standard; a first electrical connector disposed and positioned with respect to a first connector cavity of the six connector cavities such that a first contact surface of the first electrical connector is contactable within the first connector cavity; and a second electrical connector disposed and positioned with respect to the first connector cavity such that a second contact surface of the second electrical connector is contactable within the first connector cavity and such that the second electrical connector is displaced relative to the first electrical connector in a manner in which the second electrical connector is electrically insulated from the first electrical connector.