Instrument panel dovetail slide mounting assembly

A mounting assembly comprising:

• a device including opposing vertical sides;
• an instrument panel including a recess having a rearward access opening and opposing spaced apart side walls, each side wall including an integrally formed longitudinally extending tapered dovetail rail;
• a pair of tapered dovetail slide members, each adapted to be fixedly mounted to an opposite side of the device, each including an integral upper and lower finger transversely cantilevered away from the device, the upper and lower fingers being vertically spaced apart for matably receiving the respective dovetail rail therebetween by interference-fitted engagement therewith when the device is longitudinally inserted into the recess of the instrument panel;
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• each side wall of the recess in the instrument panel including an integrally formed cavity aligned above each respective dovetail rail, and each slide member including a deflectable locking arm cantilevered from the upper finger and including an upwardly projecting protrusion aligned for snap-fitted engagement with the respective cavity in the recess upon full insertion of the device into the recess such that longitudinal movement of the device relative the instrument panel is prevented;
• whereby the slide members and dovetail rails cooperatively secure the device to the recess of the instrument panel to prevent movement of the device relative the instrument panel.

A mounting assembly comprising:

• a device including opposing vertical sides;
• an instrument panel including a recess having a rearward access opening and opposing spaced apart side walls, each side wall including an integrally formed longitudinally extending tapered dovetail rail and an integrally formed cavity aligned above each respective dovetail rail;
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• a pair of tapered dovetail slide members, each being a single molded component including
• an integral vertically disposed base portion adapted to be fixedly mounted to a respective side of the device,
• integral upper and lower fingers transversely cantilevered from the base portion away from the device, the upper and lower fingers being vertically spaced apart for matably receiving the respective dovetail rail therebetween by interference-fitted engagement therewith when the device is longitudinally inserted into the recess of the instrument panel, and
• a deflectable locking arm cantilevered from the upper finger and including an upwardly projecting protrusion aligned for snap-fitted engagement with the respective cavity in the recess upon full insertion of the device into the recess such that longitudinal movement of the device relative the instrument panel is prevented;
• whereby the dovetail slide members and dovetail rails cooperatively secure the device to the recess of the instrument panel to prevent movement of the device relative the instrument panel.

A mounting assembly comprising:

• a device having opposing vertical sides each including a plurality of vertically disposed hooks depending therefrom and a plurality of notched portions aligned beneath respective hooks;
• an instrument panel including a recess having a rearward access opening and opposing spaced apart side walls, each side wall including an integrally formed longitudinally extending tapered dovetail rail;
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• a pair of tapered dovetail slide members, each adapted to be fixedly mounted to an opposite side of the device by press-fitted engagement therewith, each slide member including
• a plurality of vertically disposed slots aligned for receiving a respective hook on the device therein by force fitted engagement therewith,
• a plurality of locking tabs positioned beneath the slots and aligned for snap-fitted engagement with the notched portions on the device when the hooks are fully inserted into the slots, and
• an integral upper and lower finger transversely cantilevered away from the device, the upper and lower fingers being vertically spaced apart for matably receiving the respective dovetail rail therebetween by interference-fitted engagement therewith when the device is longitudinally inserted into the recess of the instrument panel;
• whereby the hooks, slots, notched portions, and locking tabs cooperatively provide dual snap-in features for securely mounting slide members to the device and the slide members and dovetail rails cooperatively secure the device to the recess of the instrument panel to prevent movement of the device relative the instrument panel.