Surface mounted receptacle assembly
AssigneePhillips & Temro Industries Inc.
InventorMichael Meleck
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Abstract
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin includes a cover, a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the vehicle, a wire harness and a backing plate removably secured to the cover to conceal at least a portion of the wire harness wherein the cover is selectively attachable to the mounting plate.
Claims23
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin with an interior wall, the receptacle assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the interior wall;
- a wire harness having a first end and a second end, said second end coupled to said cover, said first end adapted to be coupled to a power source, said second end accessible through apertures in said cover;
- and
- a backing plate removably secured to said cover to conceal said second end of said wire harness wherein said cover is selectively attachable to said mounting plate by an attachment mechanism, said cover obscuring said attachment mechanism and said mounting plate from view within the vehicle cabin.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the vehicle;
- and
- a module having a cover, a wire harness and a backing plate wherein said wire harness is mounted within a cavity formed within said cover and wherein said backing plate is coupled to said cover to enclose said cavity, said module being removably coupled to said mounting plate by an attachment mechanism, said cover concealing said attachment mechanism and said mounting plate from view within the vehicle cabin.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin with an interior wall, the receptacle assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the interior wall;
- a wire harness having a first and a second end, said second end coupled to said cover, said first end adapted to be coupled to a power source, said second end accessible through apertures in said cover;
- and
- a backing plate removably secured to said cover to conceal said second end of said wire harness, said cover being selectively attachable to said mounting plate, one of said cover and said mounting plate including a set of pegs and the other of said cover and said mounting plates including a set of detents corresponding to said pegs, said pegs being selectively disposable within said detents to couple said cover to said mounting plate, and one of said detents including a cam biasedly engaging one of said pegs to retain said peg within said detent.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the vehicle;
- and
- a module having a cover, a wire harness and a backing plate, said wire harness being mounted within a cavity formed within said cover, said backing plate being coupled to said cover to enclose said cavity, said module being removably coupled to said mounting plate, wherein one of said module and said mounting plate includes a peg and the other of said module and said mounting plate includes a detent, said peg being selectively disposable within said detent to couple said module to said mounting plate and said peg being biasedly engaged with said detent.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin with an interior wall, the receptacle assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the interior wall;
- a wire harness having a first end and a second end, said second end coupled to said cover, said first end adapted to be coupled to a power source, said second end accessible through apertures in said cover;
- and
- a backing plate removably secured to said cover to conceal said second end of said wire harness, said cover being selectively attachable to said mounting plate, wherein said second end of said wire harness includes a plurality of terminals and wherein said cover includes a plurality of ribs defining slots for receipt of said terminals.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin with an interior wall, the receptacle assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the interior wall;
- a wire harness having a first end and a second end, said second end coupled to said cover, said first end adapted to be coupled to a power source, said second end accessible through apertures in said cover;
- and
- a backing plate removably secured to said cover to conceal said second end of said wire harness, said cover being selectively attachable to said mounting plate, said mounting plate including an aperture for mounting said wire harness therethrough along a first route, said backing plate including a selectively removable lug, said cover including an aperture shaped to compliment the shape of said lug, wherein said lug is positioned within said aperture if a first wire harness routing is desired and wherein said lug is removed if a second wire harness routing through said lug aperture is desired.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the vehicle;
- and
- a module having a cover, a wire harness and a backing plate, said wire harness being mounted within a cavity formed within said cover, said backing plate being coupled to said cover to enclose said cavity, said module being removably coupled to said mounting plate, said backing plate including a selectively removable lug and said cover including an aperture shaped to compliment the shape of said lug, wherein said lug is positioned within said aperture if a first wire harness routing is desired and wherein said lug is removed if a second wire harness routing through said lug aperture is desired.
A surface mounted receptacle assembly for use in a motor vehicle having a cabin comprising:
- a mounting plate adapted to be mounted to the vehicle;
- and
- a module having a cover, a wire harness and a backing plate, said wire harness being mounted within a cavity formed within said cover, said backing plate being coupled to said cover to enclose said cavity, said module being removably coupled to said mounting plate, said cover including a rib extending the length of the cover dividing said cavity into a low voltage portion and a high voltage portion, said wire harness being positioned within said high voltage portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.