Patent ID: 9590342
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60D,H01R

Claim:
1. A receptacle assembly for a vehicle-trailer wiring connector assembly, the receptacle assembly comprising: a receptacle housing that includes a first cavity, the first cavity extending from a first end of the receptacle housing to a central structure of the receptacle housing; a housing opening defined at the first end, wherein at least a portion of the first cavity and at least a portion of the housing opening is sized and shaped to enable insertion of a plug assembly that is constructed to comply with the Society of Automotive Engineers (“SAE”) J2863 standard; a first receptacle connector with a first portion that extends from the central structure into the first cavity; and a second receptacle connector with a second portion that extends from the central structure into the first cavity, wherein the first receptacle connector and the second receptacle connector are sized and are disposed with respect to each other such that the first receptacle connector and the second receptacle connector are configured to both be inserted into a single connector cavity of the plug assembly and such that the second receptacle connector is electrically insulated from the first receptacle connector.