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

Claim 9:
10. An electronic lock comprising:
a wiring harness including a connector having an enlarged end flange; and
a mounting plate comprising:
a main body;
a wiring harness electrical receptacle configured to connect to the connector of the wiring harness, the wiring harness electrical receptacle having a first rotational orientation;
a wiring harness receiving port defined in the main body and axially aligned with the wiring harness electrical receptacle, the wiring harness receiving port including:
a first portion sized and shaped to seal around the wiring harness; and
a second portion sized and shaped to selectively capture the connector within the wiring harness receiving port and axially limit movement of the wiring harness therein, wherein the second portion has port barriers orientated at a second rotational orientation different than the first rotational orientation of the wiring harness electrical receptacle such that during insertion of the connector into the wiring harness receiving port, sides of the enlarged end flange of the connector are aligned with the second rotational orientation to pass entirely through the port barriers and then are aligned with the first rotational orientation to connect to the wiring harness electrical receptacle, and wherein when the connector is aligned with the first rotation orientation, the sides of the enlarged end flange of the connector are misaligned with the port barriers to prevent the connector from axially moving back out of the wiring harness receiving port.