Patent ID: 6969285

Claim:
A bus bar insertion indication device for an electrical connector box, said electrical connector box comprising: a chamber within said electrical connector box, said chamber including sidewalls; a press fit bus bar configured to be inserted into said chamber within the electrical connector box, said bus bar including a base plate, a wire crimping portion formed on one edge of said base plate, and electrical component connecting terminals projecting from a second edge of said base plate; a lock aperture provided on said press fit bus bar; a stop flange provided on said base plate of said press fit bus bar, said stop flange including a bent portion spaced from said lock aperture; a lock pawl provided on a first sidewall of said chamber, and a stop dog provided on said lock pawl, said stop dog configured to be inserted into said lock aperture in said press fit bus bar; and a flexible flange extending from a sidewall of said chamber adjacent said stop flange, and a lock ridge projecting from said flexible flange, wherein complete insertion of said press fit bus bar into said chamber is indicated by said stop flange being supported by said lock ridge, and incomplete insertion of said press fit bus bar into said chamber is indicated by said stop flange pressing said flexible flange outward in a direction opposite to the projecting direction of said lock ridge.