US 11,898,718 B2
Vehicle lighting assembly with lens heating device and receptacle connector assembly for same
Tyler Folger, Warren, RI (US); Stefanie Merry, Barrington, RI (US); M. Jarod Scherer, Wakefield, RI (US); and Stephen C. Antaya, Richmond, RI (US)
Assigned to ANTAYA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Warwick, RI (US)
Filed by Antaya Technologies Corporation, Warwick, RI (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,333.
Application 17/557,333 is a continuation of application No. 16/561,327, filed on Sep. 5, 2019, granted, now 11,236,884.
Prior Publication US 2022/0112999 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H05B 3/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); B60S 1/02 (2006.01); F21V 21/002 (2006.01); H01R 12/75 (2011.01); H01R 12/91 (2011.01); H01R 13/11 (2006.01); H01R 13/631 (2006.01); H01R 4/26 (2006.01); F21S 45/60 (2018.01); H01R 11/12 (2006.01); H05B 3/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC F21S 45/60 (2018.01) [B60S 1/026 (2013.01); F21V 21/002 (2013.01); H01R 11/12 (2013.01); H01R 13/111 (2013.01); H01R 13/6315 (2013.01); H05B 3/06 (2013.01); H05B 3/08 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0017 (2013.01); H01R 2201/00 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lighting assembly, comprising:
a receptacle terminal having a connection portion defining an aperture configured to receive a corresponding plug terminal along a longitudinal axis; and
a terminal housing defining an opening and a cavity in which the connection portion is disposed, wherein the connection portion is sized, shaped, and arranged within the cavity to be movable along a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.