Patent ID: 6462276
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A power distribution box (PDB) cover adapted to be mated with a PDB base from which wires or wire bundles extend into the cover when the cover is mated to the base, the cover having a length corresponding to a length of the PDB base and at least one opening through which the wires extend longitudinally when the base and cover are mated, the improvement comprising a plurality of rattle-reducing ribs extending across the length of the cover, the ribs being closely spaced and defining a wire-constraining volume spaced from wall portions of the cover, wherein the ribs are generally U-shaped, having side portions extending up sidewalls of the cover, and bottom portions joining the side portions and extending from a bottom wall of the cover, the side and bottom portions of the ribs having edges for contacting the wires, the edges being rounded, whereby inadvertent damage to the wires is prevented.