Patent ID: 6119668
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: F02P

Abstract:
A connection position assurance device for an ignition coil connector of an engine ignition wire, the ignition coil connector comprising a portion in line with a cable portion of the vehicle ignition wire and a perpendicular female connecting portion adapted for retained connection on a male terminal post of the ignition coil, the connection position assurance device comprising a T-shaped element having a tower portion with a bolt opening extending lengthwise therethrough and a pair of connector holding portions extending in opposite directions adjacent one end of the tower portion and perpendicular thereto, each of the connector holding portions defining:a central cavity for receiving the ignition coil connector,a cable insertion opening from the central cavity permitting insertion of the cable portion of the ignition wire oriented perpendicularly to the axis of the tower portion,a connector insertion opening from the central cavity directed perpendicularly to the tower portion,a cable access opening from the central cavity opposite the connector insertion opening, anda connector access opening from the cavity directed parallel to the tower portion away from the one end thereof, whereby the ignition wire may be inserted laterally into the central cavity and then pulled lengthwise to insert the connector into a seated position therein.