Patent ID: 6547599
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electric socket assembly for truck tractors and trailers comprising:an insert disc having a front face and a rear face; a common pin and a plurality of non-common pins carried on the front face of the insert disc; a plurality of service connection studs carried on the rear face of the insert disc corresponding to each non-common pin on the front face, each service connection stud being electrically connected to the respective non-common pin; a ground stud disposed on the rear face of the insert disc and electrically connected to the common pin disposed on the front face; a cap having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface of the cap having a plurality of pockets, each pocket corresponding with one of the service connection studs, each service connection stud extending through an opening in the respective pocket of the cap; a plurality of conductive plug extenders, each plug extender having an opening dimensioned to receive a service connection stud, each plug extender positioned in a respective one of the pockets such that the service connection stud extending through the opening in the pocket also extends through the opening in the plug extender; a service connection terminal connected to the connection stud in the opening of each plug extender in conductive engagement with the plug extender; and at least one additional service connection terminal conductively carried by each of the plug extenders.