Patent ID: 8723039

Claim:
A wire harness unit for an automotive vehicle, the wire harness unit comprising: a wire bundle having a first end and a second end, a connector attached to the first end of the wire bundle and configured to be coupled to a component of the automotive vehicle, the second end of the wire bundle being configured to be attached to a further component of the automotive vehicle; a clamp tab, the wire bundle being connected to the clamp tab at a location between the first and second end such that the wire bundle is axially fixed to the clamp tab, a fastener adapted to fixedly connect the clamp tab to a body structure of the automotive vehicle; and a bight formed in the wire bundle between the clamp tab and the connector, and a first part of the wire bundle being located between the bight and the connector, a second part of the wire bundle being located on an opposing side of the bight from the first part of the wire bundle, the first part of the wire bundle being fixedly secured to the second part of the wire bundle by a second fastener extending from the first part to the second part, the first part of the wire bundle being supported by the second part of the wire bundle such that the first part of the wire bundle is substantially parallel to the second part of the wire bundle; and whereby an intermediate portion of the wire bundle between the first part and the connector extends into free space and is generally co-planar with the first part and the second part and substantially prevented from sagging between the first part and the connector.