Patent ID: 8221157

Claim:
A connector assembly having an integrated wiring diagram comprising: a connector assembly having at least one housing having walls extending rearward from a face, wherein the face includes a plurality of wire entry ports; a wiring diagram located on the outer surface of the face of the connector assembly that has the plurality of wire entry ports, the wiring diagram having wire indicia depicting wires and electrical or electronic components that are external to the connector assembly displayed in association with the respective plurality of wire entry ports through the face of the connector assembly; wherein each wire entry port is configured to receive a conductive stripped end of at least one inserted wire; and wherein a plurality of conductive contacts are held within the housing, and each of the conductive contacts is configured to receive and electrically connect at least two different respective conductive stripped ends of wires that are inserted through separate respective wire entry ports in the face of the connector assembly that includes the wiring diagram on its outer surface.