Patent ID: 11920372
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  H | IPC E  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic lock comprising:
an exterior assembly and an interior assembly; and
a wiring harness connectable to the exterior and interior assemblies to allow communication therebetween, the wiring harness including an exterior connector having an enlarged end flange and a seal positioned against the enlarged end flange of the exterior connector;
the exterior assembly including:
a wiring harness electrical receptacle configured to connect to the exterior connector of the wiring harness and having a first orientation;
a wiring harness receiving port coaxially aligned with the wiring harness electrical receptacle, the wiring harness receiving port including:
a first portion sized and shaped to position the seal of the wiring harness between walls of the first portion and the wiring harness; and
a second portion having port barriers sized and shaped to allow for the exterior connector of the wiring harness to pass completely through the port barriers when the exterior connector of the wiring harness is in a second orientation with sides of the enlarged end flange of the exterior connector rotationally aligned with the port barriers, the second orientation being rotationally different from the first orientation, wherein the port barriers of the second portion limit axial movement of the exterior connector of the wiring harness through the port barriers when captured within the second portion and the exterior connector of the wiring harness is in the first orientation with the sides of the enlarged flange end of the exterior connector rotationally misaligned with the port barriers.