DESC:FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure relates to electrical sockets and more particularly, relates to an improved wiring assembly for the electrical sockets.

BACKGROUND

Commonly, electrical power outlets are employed for allowing a flow of electric current from a power source to a wide range of appliances. In particular, an electrical appliance is connected to a power socket through an electrical plug. Usually, an electrical socket assembly may be provided for connecting multiple electrical plugs at the same time to the power source. The electrical socket assembly includes multiple socket apertures adapted to receive multiple electrical plugs and provide electric current to each of the electrical plugs at the same time. Currently, electrical socket assemblies, such as wire-looping socket assemblies and bus-bar socket assemblies, are deployed for connecting multiple electrical plugs to the power source.

However, such electrical socket assemblies are provided with a large number of bulky components to create electrical contact with the electrical plug. For instance, the wire-looping socket assemblies include multiple contact members adapted to create electrical contact with the electrical plug. In such electrical socket assemblies, the contact members are connected with each other via a plurality of wires and fastening members, such as screws. Further, the bus-bar socket assemblies also include multiple contact members connected with each other via a plurality of bus-bars and fastening members, such as rivets. Therefore, owing to a large number of bulky components, the overall complexity and manufacturing cost of the electrical socket assemblies are substantially increased. Further, due to the implementation of fastening members, such as rivets and screws, the probability of electricity loss from the electrical socket assemblies is substantially increased.

Therefore, there is a need for an improved wiring assembly for the electrical socket assembly.

SUMMARY
This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the invention and nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.

The present disclosure relates to the aspects of a flexible witing element for electrical sockets. The flexible witing element includes straight and bent portion that enables easy connection to an electrical pin.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a wiring assembly for electrical sockets is disclosed. The wiring assembly includes at least a pair of wiring elements adapted to be electrically connected to at least one electrical plug. Each of the pair of wiring elements includes at least one bent region defining the at least one connector portion adapted to be in contact with at least one electrical plug. The at least one connector portion includes an open end, a closed end distal to the open end, and a receiving portion. The receiving portion is defined between the open end and the closed end and adapted to receive one of electrical pins of the at least one electrical plug.

To further clarify the advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which is illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary electrical socket assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 2 illustrates an exploded view of the electrical socket assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 3 illustrates a planar view of a wiring assembly of the electrical socket assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of the wiring assembly depicting arrangement of an electrical plug and the wiring assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figures 5a and 5b illustrate partial perspective views of a base member of the electrical socket assembly depicting arrangement of the electrical plug and the wiring assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figures 6 illustrates a perspective view of the base member of the electrical socket assembly depicting arrangement of the wiring assembly, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

Figures 7a and 7b illustrate an exemplary electrical socket assembly with a wiring assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help to improve understanding of aspects of the present invention. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

For the purpose of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. The system, methods, and examples provided herein are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

The term “some” as used herein is defined as “none, or one, or more than one, or all.” Accordingly, the terms “none,” “one,” “more than one,” “more than one, but not all” or “all” would all fall under the definition of “some.” The term “some embodiments” may refer to no embodiments or to one embodiment or to several embodiments or to all embodiments. Accordingly, the term “some embodiments” is defined as meaning “no embodiment, or one embodiment, or more than one embodiment, or all embodiments.”

The terminology and structure employed herein is for describing, teaching and illuminating some embodiments and their specific features and elements and does not limit, restrict or reduce the spirit and scope of the claims or their equivalents.

More specifically, any terms used herein such as but not limited to “includes,” “comprises,” “has,” “consists,” and grammatical variants thereof do NOT specify an exact limitation or restriction and certainly do NOT exclude the possible addition of one or more features or elements, unless otherwise stated, and furthermore must NOT be taken to exclude the possible removal of one or more of the listed features and elements, unless otherwise stated with the limiting language “MUST comprise” or “NEEDS TO include.”

Whether or not a certain feature or element was limited to being used only once, either way, it may still be referred to as “one or more features” or “one or more elements” or “at least one feature” or “at least one element.” Furthermore, the use of the terms “one or more” or “at least one” feature or element do NOT preclude there being none of that feature or element, unless otherwise specified by limiting language such as “there NEEDS to be one or more . . . ” or “one or more element is REQUIRED.”

Unless otherwise defined, all terms, and especially any technical and/or scientific terms, used herein may be taken to have the same meaning as commonly understood by one having ordinary skills in the art.

Reference is made herein to some “embodiments.” It should be understood that an embodiment is an example of a possible implementation of any features and/or elements presented in the attached claims. Some embodiments have been described for the purpose of illuminating one or more of the potential ways in which the specific features and/or elements of the attached claims fulfil the requirements of uniqueness, utility and non-obviousness.

Use of the phrases and/or terms such as but not limited to “a first embodiment,” “a further embodiment,” “an alternate embodiment,” “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “multiple embodiments,” “some embodiments,” “other embodiments,” “further embodiment”, “furthermore embodiment”, “additional embodiment” or variants thereof do NOT necessarily refer to the same embodiments. Unless otherwise specified, one or more particular features and/or elements described in connection with one or more embodiments may be found in one embodiment, or may be found in more than one embodiment, or may be found in all embodiments, or may be found in no embodiments. Although one or more features and/or elements may be described herein in the context of only a single embodiment, or alternatively in the context of more than one embodiment, or further alternatively in the context of all embodiments, the features and/or elements may instead be provided separately or in any appropriate combination or not at all. Conversely, any features and/or elements described in the context of separate embodiments may alternatively be realized as existing together in the context of a single embodiment.

Any particular and all details set forth herein are used in the context of some embodiments and therefore should NOT be necessarily taken as limiting factors to the attached claims. The attached claims and their legal equivalents can be realized in the context of embodiments other than the ones used as illustrative examples in the description below.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary electrical socket assembly 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 illustrates an exploded view of the electrical socket assembly 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electrical socket assembly 100 may be adapted to connect electrical appliances to an Alternating Current (AC) power source through an electrical plug 202 (as shown in Figure 2). The electrical appliances may include, but is not limited to, household appliances.

The electrical plug 202 may be connected to the electrical appliances through a cable, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The electrical plug 202 may include a plurality of electrical pins 202-1, 202-2 adapted to conduct electrical current, when inserted in the electrical socket assembly 100. The plurality of electrical pins 202-1, 202-2 may interchangeably be referred to as the electrical pins 202-1, 202-2, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For instance, when the electrical plug 202 is attached to the electrical socket assembly 102, the electric current may flow through the electrical pins and subsequently, to the electrical appliances through the cable.

In an embodiment, the electrical pins 202-1, 202-2 may be formed of any electrically conductive material known in the art, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, the electrical plug 202 may be embodied as a two-pin plug having two electrical pins 202-1, 202-2. However, it should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that it should not be construed as limiting, and the electrical plug 202 may include more than two electrical pins 202-1, 202-2, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Referring to Figure 1, the electrical socket assembly 100 may include, but is not limited to, an outer casing 102 adapted to accommodate various sub-components of the electrical socket assembly 100. In an embodiment, the electrical socket assembly 100 may include a plurality of socket apertures 104 adapted to receive at least one electrical plug 202 to electrically connect the electrical appliances to the AC power source. In the illustrated embodiment, the electrical socket assembly 100 include the plurality of sockets apertures 104 adapted to receive three electrical plugs 202 to electrically connect at least three electrical appliances to the AC power source via the electrical socket assembly. However, it should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that it should not be construed as limiting, and the present disclosure is equally applicable to other combinations of electrical plugs and electrical sockets as well, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Further, referring to Figure 2, the electrical socket assembly 100 may include, but is not limited to, a top cover 204, a wiring assembly 206, and a base member 208. The top cover 204 may be adapted to be coupled to the outer casing 102 to form a housing adapted to accommodate the wiring assembly 206 and the base member 208 in the electrical socket assembly 100. As explained earlier, the electrical socket assembly 100 may be adapted to be receive the plurality of electrical plugs 202 to connect the electrical appliances with a power source, such as the AC power source. Constructional and operational details of the electrical socket assembly 100 are explained in subsequent sections of the present disclosure.

Figure 3 illustrates a planar view of the wiring assembly 206 of the electrical socket assembly 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4 illustrates a perspective view of the wiring assembly 206 depicting arrangement of the electrical plug 202 and the wiring assembly 206, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figure 3 and Figure 4, the wiring assembly 206 may include, but is not limited to, a pair of wiring elements 302 adapted to be electrically connected to at least one electrical plug 202. In one embodiment, each of the pair of wiring elements 302 may be embodied as a wire formed of a Copper alloy, such as Phosphor bronze, Tin bronze, Leaded tin bronze, Aluminium bronze, Silicon bronze, and Brass. In another embodiment, each of the pair of wiring elements 302 may embodied as a wire formed of Bronze material, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In an embodiment, the pair of wiring elements 302 may include a first wiring element 302-1 and a second wiring element 302-2. Each of the first wiring element 302-1 and the second wiring element 302-2 may be adapted to be in contact with one of the electrical pins 202-1, 202-2 of the electrical plug 202, such as a two-pin plug. The pair of wiring elements 302 may interchangeably be referred to as the wiring elements 302, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Further, the wiring elements 302-1, 302-2 may individually be referred to as the wiring element 302. Each of the wiring elements 302 may be adapted to be removably supported on the base member 208 of the electrical socket assembly 100.

In an embodiment, each of the wiring elements 302 may include at least one connector portion 304 adapted to be in contact with at least one electrical plug 202. The at least one connector portion 304 may interchangeably be referred to as the connector portion 304, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In the illustrated embodiment, each of the wiring elements 302 may be provided with at least one bent region defining the at least one connector portion 304 adapted to be in contact with at least one electrical plug 202. The at least one bent region may be formed by bending at least one region of the wiring element 302 parallel to another region of the wiring element 302.

Referring to Figure 3, in the illustrated embodiment, each of the pair of wiring elements 302 may include three connector portions 304 adapted to be in contact with three electrical plugs. For instance, the first wiring element 302-1 may include three connector portions 304-1, 304-2, and 304-3 adapted to be in contact with the electrical pins. Similarly, the second wiring element 302-2 may include three connector portions 304-4, 304-5, and 304-6 adapted to be in contact with the electrical pins. Although, it should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that it should not be construed as limiting, and each of the pair of wiring elements 302 include multiple connector portions 304 depending on a number of the electrical plugs 202 to be connected to the electrical socket assembly 100, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

For the sake of brevity, constructional and operational details of the connector portions 304 are explained with respect to only one connector portion 304-1 of the wiring element 302-1. However, it should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that it should not be construed as limiting, and the constructional and operational details are equally applicable to other connector portions of the wiring elements 302, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The connector portion 304-1 may include an open end 306-1 and a closed end 306-2 distal to the open end 306-1. In the illustrated embodiment, the closed end 306-2 may have a U-shaped profile, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. However, it should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that it should not be construed as limiting, and the closed end 306-2 may have different shaped other than the U-shaped profile, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Further, the connector portion 304-1 may include a receiving portion 308 defined between the open end 306-1 and the closed end 306-2 of the connector portion 304-1. The receiving portion 308 may be adapted to receive one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202 and, to create an electrical contact between the wiring element 302-1 with the electrical plug 202. In an embodiment, the receiving portion 308 may include a pair of bent portions that defines a circular opening adapted to receive one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202. The pair of bent portions may have contours similar to each other, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Further, in an embodiment, the opening may be provided with a metal insert 309 adapted to create the improved electrical contact between the electrical pin inserted in the opening and the wiring element 302. In such an embodiment, implementation of the metal insert 309 may substantially increase contact force between the electrical pin and the wiring element 302 even though less cross section of copper alloy is used. This results in substantial reduction in temperature rise during operation of the electrical socket assembly 100 and thereby, increasing overall safety associated with the electrical socket assembly 100. In an embodiment, the metal insert 309 provided at the opening may have resilient property, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In such an embodiment, the metal insert 309 may be adapted to resiliently deform to accommodate the electrical pin within the opening of the receiving portion 308.

In an embodiment, the receiving portion 308 may be adapted to resiliently expand in order to accommodate one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202. The receiving portion 308 may resiliently expand in a lateral direction when one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202 is inserted in the receiving portion 308. Owing to such resilient expansion of the receiving portion 308, one of the electrical pins inserted through the receiving portion 308 creates the electrical contact with the wiring element 302-1.

In an embodiment, the receiving portion 308 may have a contour similar to a contour of the electrical pins 202-1, 202-2 to be inserted through the receiving portion 308. In one instance, the receiving portion 308 may have a pair of semi-circular contours opposite to each other and defining a circular shape. In such an instance, the electrical pin having a circular contour may be inserted through the receiving portion 308. In another instance, the receiving portion 308 may have a rectangular contour adapted to receive the cylindrical pin having a rectangular contour. However, it should be appreciated by a person skilled in the art that it should not be construed as limiting, and the receiving portion 308 may have different contours based on different contours/shapes of the electrical pins 202-1, 202-2 of the electrical plug 202, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In one example, the first wiring element 302-1 can made of a single continuous material which can be bent easily to assume a shape shown in Figure 3. Ease in bending not only enables quicker manufacturing of the electric socket assembly 100 while at the same time makes the assembly of the electric socket assembly 100 quicker. Making the first wiring element 302-1 or the second wiring element 302-2 enables reduces the effort at the manufacturer to maintain the inventory thereby reducing the overall cost of manufacturing the electric socket assembly 100.

Referring to Figure 4, in the illustrated embodiment, the electrical plug 202 having a first pin 202-1 and a second pin 202-2 may be electrically connected to the wiring elements 302 of the electrical socket assembly 200. The first pin 202-1 and the second pin 202-2 may be electrically connected to the first wiring element 302-1 and the second wiring element 302-2, respectively. In particular, the receiving portion 308 of the connector portion 304-1 of the first wiring element 302-1 may be adapted to receive the first pin 202-1 and, to create the electrical contact between the first pin 202-1 and the first wiring element 302-1. Further, the receiving portion 308 of the connector portion 304-4 of the second wiring element 302-2 may be adapted to receive the second pin 202-2 and, to create the electrical contact between the second pin 202-2 and the second wiring element 302-2.

Figures 5a and 5b illustrates partial perspective views of the base member 208 of the electrical socket assembly 100 depicting arrangement of the electrical plug 202 and the wiring assembly 206, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figures 6 illustrate a perspective view of the base member 208 of the electrical socket assembly 100 depicting arrangement of the wiring assembly 206, respectively, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figure 5a, Figure 5b, and Figure 6, the base member 208 may be adapted to support the wiring assembly 206 of the electrical socket assembly 100.

In an embodiment, the base member 208 may include, but is not limited to, a top surface 602 adapted to removably support the wiring assembly 206. Referring to Figure 3b and Figure 4, the base member 208 may include a plurality guiding channels 604 formed on the top surface 602 of the base member 208. Further, the top surface 602 of the base member 208 may be provided with a plurality of guide holders 606 adapted to support at least one portion of the wiring elements 302. In particular, each of the plurality of guide holders 606 may be adapted to support the closed end 306-2 of the connector portion 304 of each of the wiring elements 202.

In the illustrated embodiment, the plurality of guiding channels 604 may include a first set of guiding channels 604-1 and a second set of guiding channels 604-2, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Each of the first set of guiding channels 604-1 and the second set of guiding channels may be adapted to removably accommodate the wiring assembly 206. In particular, the first set of guiding channels 604-1 may be adapted to removably accommodate the first wiring element 302-1. In one example, the first set of guiding channels 604-1 may include a pair of walls that defines a gap therebetween to accommodate the first wiring elements 302-1. The gap between the walls are adequate to house the first wiring elements 302-1 while preventing any relative motion between the first wiring elements 302-1 and the walls. Further, the walls are adequately high to prevent unwanted dislodgement of the first wiring elements 302-1 from the first set of guiding channels 604-1.

In an embodiment, at least one portion of the first wiring element 302-1 and the second wiring element 302-2 may be disposed along an edge of the base member 208. The first wiring element 302-1 may be positioned in the first set of guiding channels 604-1 in a manner that the receiving portions 308 of the first wiring element 302-1 coincides with a plurality of openings formed on the top surface of the base member. The plurality of openings may be adapted to receive the electrical pins inserted through the receiving portion of the wiring elements 302.

Similarly, the second set of guiding channels 604-2 may be adapted to removably accommodate the second wiring element 302-2. The second wiring element 302-2 may be positioned in the second set of guiding channels 604-1 in a manner that the receiving portions 308 of the second wiring element 302-2 coincides with the plurality of openings formed on the top surface of the base member. Constructional and dimensional aspects, such as shape and size, of the plurality of guiding channels may be selected based on constructional aspects and dimensional aspects associated with the wiring assembly to be supported on the base member.

Figures 7a and 7b illustrate an exemplary electrical socket assembly 100-1 with the wiring assembly, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the sake of brevity, details of the present disclosure that are explained in detail in the description of Figure 1, Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5a, Figure 5b, and Figure 6 are not explained in detail in the description of Figure 7a and Figure 7b.

Similar to the electrical socket assembly 100 explained with respect to Figures 1-6, the electrical socket assembly 100-1 of the illustrated embodiment includes a plurality of wiring elements 206-1 adapted to create electrical contact with the electrical plugs 202. The plurality of wiring elements 206-1 may interchangeably be referred to as the wiring elements 206-1. The wiring elements 206-1 may include a first wiring element 702-1 and a second wiring element 702-2. Similar to the wiring elements 206, the wiring elements 206-1 may be provided with the connector portions 304 having the receiving portion 308 adapted to receive one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202.

However, the dimensional characteristics, such as the shape and the size, of the wiring elements 206-1 may differ from the dimensional characteristics of the wiring elements 206 of the electrical socket assembly 100. As mentioned earlier, the dimensional characteristics of the wiring elements 206 may be selected based on the shape and the size of the electrical socket assembly 100. Similarly, in the illustrated embodiment, the dimensional characteristics of the wiring elements 206-1 may be selected based on the shape, i.e., rectangular shape, and the size of the electrical socket assembly 100-1.

As would be gathered, the present disclosure offers the wiring assembly 206 for the electrical socket assembly 100. The wiring assembly 206 may include the wiring elements 302 adapted to create the electrical contact with the electrical plug inserted in the electrical socket assembly 100. As mentioned earlier, the wiring assembly 206 may be disposed in the electrical socket assemblies having different dimensional characteristics and multiple socket apertures for receiving the electrical plugs. Therefore, the wiring assembly 206 has a wide range of applications.

Further, as explained earlier, each of the wiring elements 302 includes the connecting portions 304 adapted to be in contact with one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202. Further, the connecting portions 304 includes the receiving portion 308 having the pair of bent portions defining an opening adapted to receive one of the electrical pins of the electrical plug 202. Each of the wiring elements 302 is removably disposed on the base member 208 of the electrical socket assembly 100. This substantially eliminates requirement of the large number of bulky components for connecting electrical contacts.

In particular, the electrical socket assembly 100 eliminates requirement of rivets or screws for connecting the electrical contacts. Therefore, overall complexity and manufacturing cost of the electrical socket assembly 100 may be substantially reduced. Further, owing to elimination of the fasteners, electricity loss from the electrical socket assembly 100 may be substantially eliminated. This leads to increase in overall reliability and serviceability of the electrical socket assembly 100. Therefore, the wiring assembly 206 and the electrical socket assembly 100 of the present disclosure are flexible in implementation, less complex, cost-effective, convenient, and has a wide range of applications.

While specific language has been used to describe the present subject matter, any limitations arising on account thereto, are not intended. As would be apparent to a person in the art, various working modifications may be made to the method in order to implement the inventive concept as taught herein. The drawings and the foregoing description give examples of embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that one or more of the described elements may well be combined into a single functional element. Alternatively, certain elements may be split into multiple functional elements. Elements from one embodiment may be added to another embodiment. ,CLAIMS:1. A wiring assembly (206) for electrical sockets comprising:
at least a pair of wiring elements (302) adapted to be electrically connected to at least one electrical plug (202), wherein each of the pair of wiring elements (302) comprising:
at least one bent region defining at least one connector portion (302) adapted to be in contact with the at least one electrical plug (202), wherein the at least one connector portion (302) comprising:
an open end (306-1);
a closed end (306-2) distal to the open end (306-1); and
a receiving portion (308) defined between the open end (306-1) and the closed end (306-2) and adapted to receive one of electrical pins of the at least one electrical plug (202).

2. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 1, wherein the pair of wiring elements (302) includes a first wiring element (302-1) and a second wiring element (302-2).

3. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 2, wherein at least one portion of the first wiring element (302-1) and the second wiring element (302-2) is disposed along an edge of a base member (208) of an electrical socket assembly (100).

4. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 1, wherein the pair of wiring elements (302) is removably supported on a base member (208) of an electrical socket assembly (100).

5. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 4, wherein the base member (208) includes a plurality of guiding channels (604) formed on a top surface (602) of the base member (208) and adapted to support the pair of wiring elements (302).

6. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 5, wherein the base member (208) includes a plurality of guide holders (606) formed on the top surface (602) and adapted to support the closed end 306-2 of the at least one connector portion (304).

7. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 1, wherein the closed end (306-2) has a U-shaped profile.

8. The wiring assembly (206) according to the claim 1, wherein the receiving portion (308) is adapted to resiliently expand in a lateral direction when one of the electrical pins is inserted in the receiving portion (308).

9. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 1, comprising a metal insert (309) adapted to be positioned in an opening of the receiving portion (308) of the wiring element (302), wherein the metal insert (309) is adapted to deform to accommodate one of the electrical pins (202-1, 202-2) in the opening of the receiving portion (308).

10. The wiring assembly (206) as claimed in the claim 1, wherein the receiving portion (308) includes a pair of bent portions defining a circular opening adapted to receive one of the electrical pins (202-1, 202-2).