Insert for an opening
AssigneeTRW Automotive U.S. LLC
InventorsDaniel D. Carlson, Timothy M. Barnes
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Abstract
An insert (10) for an opening in a base (20) includes a housing (12) having a peripheral side wall (18) defining an interior space (24). The peripheral side wall (18) includes at least one latch member (90) having a latching position. The latch member (90) engages the base (20) to secure the housing (12) in the opening when the latch member (90) is in the latching position. The housing (12) is inserted into the opening in a first direction (A) to engage the latch member (90) with the base (20). At least one indicator (100) shows when the at least one latch member (90) is in the latching position. The indicator (100) is visible in the first direction (A) when the insert (10) is in the opening in the base (20).
Claims35
An insert for an opening in a base, the insert comprising:
- a housing having a peripheral side wall defining an interior space and including at least one latch member having a latching position, the latch member engaging the base to secure the housing in the opening when the latch member is in the latching position, the housing being inserted into the opening in a first direction to engage the latch member with the base;
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- at least one indicator showing when the at least one latch member is in the latching position, the indicator being visible in the first direction when the insert is in the opening in the base.
An insert for an opening in a base, the insert comprising:
- a housing having a peripheral side wall defining an interior space and including at least one latch member having a latching position, the latch member engaging the base to secure the housing in the opening when the latch member is in the latching position, the housing being inserted into the opening in a first direction to engage the at least one latch member with the base;
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- the peripheral side wall having a portion facing opposite the first direction that is engaged to move the latch member out of the latching position to remove the housing from the opening in a second direction opposite the first direction.
An insert for an opening in a base, the insert comprising:
- a housing having a peripheral side wall defining an airflow passage through the housing, the peripheral side wall comprising a first portion and a second portion moving relative to the first portion when the insert is placed in the opening in the base;
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- at least one latch member disposed on the second portion and having a latching position, the latch member engaging the base to secure the housing in the opening when the latch member is in the latching position, the housing being inserted into the opening in a first direction to engage the at least one latch member with the base;
- the second portion of the peripheral side wall having a first condition inward of the first portion to allow the housing to be inserted into the opening and a second condition substantially aligned with the first portion to place the at least one latch member in the latching position and secure the housing in the opening, the second portion moving from the first condition to the second condition as the housing is inserted into the opening along the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.