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A wiring harness is provided with connectors which are electrically and physically attached to terminal wires extending from the electrical resistance deicer heater and cables extending from a power supply so that the connectors when assembled, establish the desired electrical connection, the assemb

A wiring harness is provided with connectors which are electrically and physically attached to terminal wires extending from the electrical resistance deicer heater and cables extending from a power supply so that the connectors when assembled, establish the desired electrical connection, the assembled connectors being secured to a bracket fastened to the hub of a propeller, blade with a portion of the bracket being engageable with the assembled connector bodies to hold the connectors in assembled position on the hub.

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A quick-connect structure for electrically connecting electrical leads from an electrical resistance heater deicer pad mounted on a propeller blade that is, in turn, mounted in a propeller hub to electrical leads from a source of electrical power and comprising: (a) a first connector member having a

A quick-connect structure for electrically connecting electrical leads from an electrical resistance heater deicer pad mounted on a propeller blade that is, in turn, mounted in a propeller hub to electrical leads from a source of electrical power and comprising: (a) a first connector member having a housing portion with an outwardly extending projection and having separate electrical terminals for each of the leads from the resistance heater deicer pad, (b) a second connector member having a housing portion with an outwardly extending projection and having separate electrical terminals for each of the leads from the source of electrical power, (c) the first connector member and second connector member jointly being configured for mating mechanical engagement with designated terminals of the first connector member electrically engageable with corresponding designated terminals of the second connector member thereby to make electrical power available to the resistance heater when the connector members are assembled, and (d) a supporting member including means engaging the outwardly extending projection on each connector member for mounting mated first and second connector members on the hub for the propeller blade, the supporting member including a strap removably secured to the mounting means to fix the connector members in assembled relationship as an assembled connector unit and to secure the assembled connector unit in position on the hub relative to the electrical heater, the supporting member being removable to permit disassembly of the connector members and to permit replacement of the resistance heater.