Power kit for a vehicle

A method of installing a power kit in a vehicle having a battery and a passenger compartment, comprising the steps of:

• mounting one end of an AC cord on an exterior surface of the vehicle for attachment to an external power source and wherein the other end of the AC cord has an AC plug;
• connecting one end of a DC cord to the battery of the vehicle and wherein the other end of the DC cord has a DC plug;
• mounting at least one outlet having an outlet cord with an outlet plug into a position within the passenger compartment;
• securing a control box to the vehicle, and wherein the control box has an AC input jack configured to only receive the AC plug of the AC cord and a DC input jack configured to only receive the DC plug of the DC cord and an outlet jack configured to only receive the outlet plug of the outlet cord;
• and
• attaching the AC, DC and outlet plugs to their respective jacks on the control box.

A power kit for receiving and distributing electricity in a vehicle having a passenger compartment, comprising:

• a control box including at least two input jacks for receiving electrical power from at least two power sources and at least one outlet jack for distributing electrical power to an outlet disposed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle;
• at least two outlets with each outlet being electrically connected to an outlet cord having an outlet plug that is configured for attachment to said at least one outlet jack on said control box;
• and
• wherein each of said outlets further includes an outlet box with an outlet jack shaped similarly to said at least one outlet jack on said control box for receiving said outlet plug of the other of said outlets so that each of said outlets is connectable to either said control box directly or to said control box via the other of said outlets.

A power kit for receiving and distributing electricity in a vehicle having a passenger compartment, comprising:

• a control box including at least one input jack for receiving electrical power from at least one electrical source and at least one outlet jack for distributing electrical power to an outlet in the passenger compartment of the vehicle;
• at least one electrical input cord configured for attachment to said at least one input jack on said control box and at least one electrical outlet cord configured for attachment to said at least one outlet jack on said control box;
• and
• wherein said control box has an L-shape with a long leg and a short leg extending generally orthogonally to one another and wherein said input and outlet jacks are disposed on a surface of said short leg facing the direction of which said long leg extends.