Patent ID: 7199487
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A wiring harness in a motor vehicle comprising a set of at least one flexible flat cables and having a set of attachment areas on a length of at least one of said flat flexible cables in a bass harness for attachment of at least one supplementary wiring harness, wherein the bass harness comprises a plurality of flat metal conductors, each supplementary wiring harness being associated with one of said attachment area, in which said at least one supplementary wiring harness is connected electrically to said base harness through a modular connection, wherein the modular connection comprises a base strip comprising a plurality of selectably removable flat crimping connectors, wherein the plurality of removable flat crimping connectors project at intervals corresponding to a least one of the plurality of flat metal conductors, wherein the removable flat crimping connectors comprise teeth, wherein at least one of the removable flat crimping connectors is adapted to pierce through at least one of the flat metal conductors of the base harness to make electrical contact, and wherein at least one of the remaining removable flat crimping connectors is adapted to be selectably removed from the base strip where electrical contact with the corresponding flat metal conductor is not desired.