System for quick-mount electrical components
OwnerDarren Veenkerinventor
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Abstract
Quick-mount electrical components including a body and a receiver. The body includes a first protrusion, a connecting portion distal the first protrusion, the connecting portion containing a first set of one or more electrical contacts, and a second protrusion proximate the connecting portion. The receiver includes a guide, a wire trap proximate the guide, a receiving portion distal the guide, the receiving portion containing a second set of one or more electrical contacts, and a retainer proximate the receiving portion. The first protrusion has one or more recesses that match corresponding alignment elements on the guide such that the body is keyed to only fit certain receivers, depending upon the electrical characteristics of devices wired to the receiver.
Claims20
A quick-mount system for electrical components, comprising:
- a body including:
- a first protrusion;
- a connecting portion distal the first protrusion, the connecting portion containing at least one electrical contact;
- and
- a second protrusion proximate the connecting portion;
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- a receiver including:
- a guide;
- a wire trap proximate the guide;
- at least one electrical contact proximate the guide;
- a receiving portion distal the guide, the receiving portion containing at least one electrical contact corresponding to and complimentarily configured with the at least one electrical contact in the connective portion;
- and
- a retainer proximate the receiving portion;
- wherein the guide is configured to receive the first protrusion in the guide, the receiving portion is configured to receive the connecting portion, and the retainer is configured to retain the second protrusion, and
- wherein receiving the connecting portion in the receiving portion connects the at least one electrical contact in the connecting portion with the at least one electrical contact in the receiving portion to complete an electrical circuit.
A quick-mount electrical component, comprising:
- a body including:
- a connecting portion containing a first set of one or more electrical contacts;
- an internal electrical circuit for providing appropriate power to an electrical device, the internal electrical circuit being in electrical communication with the first set of one or more electrical contacts;
- and
- a protrusion distal the connecting portion;
- and
- a receiver including:
- a receiving portion configured to receive the connecting portion, the receiving portion containing a second set of one or more electrical contacts;
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- a wire trap integrated within the receiving portion and in electrical communication with the second set of one or more electrical contacts;
- a retainer distal the receiving portion, the retainer configured to retain the protrusion;
- wherein the first set of one or more electrical contacts are complimentarily configured with the second set of one or more electrical contacts and retaining the connecting portion in the receiving portion connects the first set of one or more electrical contacts with the second set of one or more electrical contacts to complete an electrical circuit.
A quick-mount electrical component, comprising:
- a body including:
- a first protrusion comprising one or more recesses;
- a first set of one or more electrical contacts distal the first protrusion;
- an internal electrical circuit for providing appropriate power to an electrical device, the electrical circuit being in electrical communication with the first set of one or more electrical contacts;
- and
- a second protrusion proximate the first set of one or more electrical contacts;
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- a receiver including:
- a guide configured to receive and align the first protrusion, the guide comprising one or more alignment elements positioned to receive the one or more recesses;
- a wire trap integrated within the guide, the wire trap containing a plurality of receptacles configured to connect the receiver to electrical wires of the electrical device;
- a cavity distal the guide;
- a second set of one or more electrical contacts within the cavity, the second set of one or more electrical contacts complimentarily configured with the first set of one or more electrical contacts and in electrical communication with the wire trap;
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- a retainer proximate the second set of one or more electrical contacts, the retainer configured to selectively retain the first set of one or more electrical contacts in contact with the second set of one or more electrical contacts to complete an electrical circuit;
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- wherein the position of the one or more recesses and the one or more alignment elements is unique to the body with respect to the electrical device the internal electrical circuit is designed to power, such that the first protrusion on a body with an internal electrical circuit not designed to provide appropriate power for the electrical device will not fit within the guide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.