Patent ID: 6855007

Claim:
A connector device for use with a plurality of wires and a sub-miniature switch and lamp socket assembly having tabs and a ground pin, comprising: a molded, one-piece housing having bottom, top, front, back, and side faces, wherein the bottom and top faces are positioned perpendicular to the front and back faces; a plurality of terminals attached to the plurality of wires, for joining the plurality of wires to the tabs and ground pin; and a plurality of openings spaced from one another and formed within the housing, accepting both the plurality of terminals and the tabs and ground pin of the assembly, and allowing the plurality of terminals to connect with the tabs and ground pin of the assembly, wherein the plurality of openings are formed within the bottom, front, and back faces of the housing, and wherein the housing is formed in three distinct steps, each step defining a plane above and parallel to each prior step and each step having bottom, top, front, back, and side faces.