Patent ID: 11865479
Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A filter base for receiving a complementary mating filter housing assembly, said filter base comprising:
a base platform having fluid ingress and egress stanchions located on opposite sides of a formed enclosure disposed therebetween, said formed enclosure having longitudinal sides and lateral sides; and
a wire harness assembly for establishing an electrical connection between said filter base and said complementary mating filter housing assembly, said wire harness assembly including:
a first connector;
a second connector;
conductors extending between said first and second connectors;
one or more contacts provided on said second connector, said one or more contacts being flexible from a first position to a second position when a mating portion of said one or more contacts engages a mating connection surface of said complementary mating filter housing assembly; and
a connector housing comprising substantially planar extended portions integral with or connected to laterally-extending portions of said base platform and separated by a gapped recess for accommodating at least a portion of said formed enclosure therebetween, said laterally extending portions extending outwardly from said formed enclosure longitudinal sides, said connector housing having an upper surface and an oppositely facing lower surface and dimensioned to receive a first end portion of the one or more contacts.