Electrical connector mounting

An assembly for electrical interconnection for a vehicle comprising:

• a barbed projection having a proximal end configured for attachment to the vehicle, wherein:
• the barbed projection includes a distal end;
• the barbed projection comprises a central rib extending along a longitudinal direction from the proximal end to the distal end and having a first lateral extent;
• the barbed projection comprises a pair of wing portions extending away from one another along a lateral direction and outward from the central rib beyond the first lateral extent;
• the barbed projection includes outwardly extending barbs formed on the pair of wing portions and extending laterally outward from the wing portions to tips;
• the central rib extends from the pair of wing portions in a transverse direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction;
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• the central rib is free of barbs;
• an electrical connector configured to interconnect a first electrical wire and a second electrical wire of the vehicle, wherein the electrical connector has a selected mounting interface;
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• a lot of connector mounts, wherein a body of a connector mount in the lot has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and is formed with a cavity on the first surface of a same design configured for receiving the distal end of the barbed projection in a press fit connection such that the wing portions are enclosed by the body on opposed sides thereof and the central rib extends along an exterior of the body, wherein a first connector mount in the lot has a first corresponding mounting interface of a first design on the second surface and a second connector mount in the lot has a second corresponding mounting interface of a second design on the second surface different from the first design, wherein either the first corresponding mounting interface or the second corresponding mounting interface is configured for releasable connection to the selected mounting interface of the electrical connector.

A method for mounting an electrical interconnection to a vehicle, the method comprising:

• locating a barbed projection on the vehicle, the barbed projection having a proximal end fixed to the vehicle and a distal end, the barbed projection comprising a central rib extending along a longitudinal direction from the proximal end to the distal end and having a first lateral extent, and a pair of wing portions extending away from one another along a lateral direction and outward from the central rib beyond the first lateral extent, wherein the barbed projection includes outwardly extending barbs formed on the pair of wing portions and extending laterally outward from the wing portions to tips, wherein the central rib extends from the pair of wing portions in a transverse direction perpendicular to both a longitudinal direction of the central rib and a lateral direction in which the wing portions extend from the central rib, and wherein the central rib is free of barbs;
• providing an electrical connector having a selected mounting interface;
• selecting a connector mount comprising a body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the body formed with a cavity on the first surface and a corresponding mounting interface on the second surface, wherein the connector mount is selected based on a compatibility of the corresponding mounting interface with the selected mounting interface;
• fixing the connector mount to the vehicle by press fitting the distal end of the barbed projection into the cavity such that the barbs pierce the body of the connector mount, the wing portions are enclosed by the body on opposed sides thereof, and the central rib extends along an exterior of the body;
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• releasably connecting the electrical connector to the connector mount by engaging the selected mounting interface with the corresponding mounting interface.