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US 2006/0131141 A1Published application
Composite cover with electrical bridge
OwnerKerry Hinson, Mark Dixoninventors
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Abstract
A composite cover made of non-conductive material includes a body or housing with an integrally formed electrical connector. The cover can be mounted to a base component to define a sealed enclosure between the base component and the housing. The electrical connector includes one or more electrical leads that extend through the housing for allowing electrical energy to pass from an electrical source outside the body to an electrical device within the enclosure, thereby forming an electrical bridge between the electrical source and the electrical device.
Claims10
A composite cover (10) with an electrical bridge (22), comprising:
- a base component (12);
- a housing (14) mounted to the base component (12) defining an enclosure (16) (16) therein, the housing (14) made of non-conducive material,
- at least one electrical connector (20) integrally formed with the housing (14), the at least one electrical connector (20) including one or more electrical leads (22) that extend through the housing (14) for allowing electrical energy to pass from an electrical source outside the housing (14) to an electrical device (18) within the enclosure (16), thereby forming an electrical bridge (22) between the electrical source and the electrical device (18), wherein the electrical bridge (22) does not extend along an exposed surface of the housing (14).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.