Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including an elongate resilient synthetic resin channel member for attachment to a vehicle window, the channel member having therein a longitudinally extending channel of re-entrant cross-section. An elongate electrically conductive part is arranged to be received as a snap fit in said channel, whereby one or more conductive heating elements can be trapped between said part and the wall of said channel in electrical connection with said part. The channel member has a surface which supports said part within the channel in a position spaced from the base of the channel in a direction towards the open face of the channel.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for an electrical heater unit adapted for adhesive attachment to a surface, for example, to a window of a motor vehicle. The heater unit includes a plurality of heater strips which have an adhesive coating on one face thereof whereby the strips may be secured to the window. The strips are supported in a desired pattern for application to the window by being adhesively mounted on one surface of a backing sheet. The adhesive coated surfaces of the strips are remote from the backing sheet and a removable cover sheet overlies the heater strips. A clearance is provided between the cover sheet and the adhesive coating on the heater strips so that the cover sheet is not contacted by the adhesive coating on the heater strips.