Patent ID: 11900736
Assignee: STONERIDGE, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic logging device (ELD) dongle comprising:
an ELD dongle base having a first base end and a second base end, the first base end including a diagnostics communication interface configured to detachably couple to a diagnostics port of a vehicle and the second base end including a dongle base connector that is electrically coupled to the diagnostics communication interface;
an ELD head, the ELD head including a mobile device communication interface configured to communicatively couple to a mobile device, an electrical head connector, a first mechanical head connector, and a second mechanical head connector, the first and second mechanical head connectors being on opposing sides of the electrical head connector;
a cable communicatively coupling the ELD dongle base to the ELD head, the cable includes a first cable end having a cable connector configured to detachably couple to the dongle base connector and a second cable end having a cover configured to engage each of the first and second mechanical head connectors to detachably couple the cover to the ELD head; and
an attachment mechanism coupled to the cover, the attachment mechanism being configured to couple the cover to the vehicle.