US 12,115,921 B1
T-harness for a telematics device
David Bassem G E Saweris, Milton (CA); and Sajjad Karimi, Mississauga (CA)
Assigned to Geotab Inc., Oakville (CA)
Filed by Geotab Inc., Oakville (CA)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/588,145.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/552,342, filed on Feb. 12, 2024.
Int. Cl. B60R 16/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); H01R 13/642 (2006.01); H01R 13/73 (2006.01); H01R 27/02 (2006.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/0207 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0234 (2013.01); H01R 13/642 (2013.01); H01R 13/73 (2013.01); H01R 27/02 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01); H01R 2201/26 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A T-harness for use in vehicles having an On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) port, the T-harness comprising:
a main harness portion including:
a vehicle OBD harness connector including a splitter;
a telematics device harness connector;
a telematics device harness segment connecting the vehicle OBD connector to the telematics device harness connector;
a first multi-signal connector;
an auxiliary harness segment connecting the vehicle OBD connector to the first multi-signal connector;
a removable harness portion including:
an auxiliary OBD harness connector;
a second multi-signal connector configured for mating with the first multi-signal connector; and
a multi-wire cable connecting the second multi-signal connector to the auxiliary OBD harness connector.