Patent ID: 6905362

Claim:
An electric vehicle rapid charging connector, comprising: (a) a connector plug having a body, said body having a first end and an opposite second end; (b) means for attaching an electrical cable at said first end of said body, said electrical cable including a plurality of electrical conductors therein; (c) means for providing a plurality of sockets at said second end of said body, at least two of said plurality of sockets adapted for recharging a battery of said electric vehicle; and (d) means for providing at least one cavity in said body and including means for determining a temperature of said connector and wherein said means for determining a temperature is adapted to affect a current that is flowing through at least one of said plurality of electrical conductors subsequent to said temperature exceeding a predetermined threshold amount; and wherein said cavity is adapted to receive a module and wherein said module includes at least one indicator light, said at least one indicator light attached to at least one of said plurality of electrical conductors.