Patent ID: 6458002
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B60Q,B60S,E05B,H01R,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for electrically coupling a plurality of electrical members with respect to one another and with respect to an electrical system of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having inner and outer body panels defining a hollow compartment therebetween, the apparatus comprising:least one enclosure defined by at least one side wall and at least one cover, and positionable within the hollow compartment between the inner and outer body panels of the motor vehicle; shaped means, defined by the at least one side wall formed integral with the enclosure, for releasibly interlocking with another adjacent enclosure, the shaped interlocking means including at least one of a coupling portion and a complementary receiving portion, the coupling portion of one enclosure connectible with the receiving portion of all adjacent enclosure; and electrically conductive means, extending within at least one of the shaped means and the cover, for electrically connecting adjacent enclosures with respect to one another.