Patent ID: 7084361
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: B60L,H01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Switch device for assembly with a fastener securing an access cover, comprising: A) a switch connector device, comprising: a first electrical connector having a two-pronged electrical current shorting bar; and, B) a shroud, comprising: a second electrical connector having a first wire cable and a second wire cable, the second electrical connector mateable to the first electrical connector; C) the switch device: having a closed position, and, an open position; a) the second electrical connector mated to the first electrical connector, b) the two-pronged electrical current shorting bar connected to the second electrical connector, operable to conduct electrical signals between the first wire cable and the second wire cable, and, c) the shroud substantially completely covering at least a portion of the fastener securing the access cover; and, a) the second electrical connector sufficiently unmated from the switch connector device to permit access to the fastener securing the access cover; and, b) the first connector electrically disconnected from the second connector when the device is in the open position.