Patent ID: 7322861

Claim:
An electrical power supply system comprising: a vehicle interior trim member selectably mountable to a vehicle interior, said vehicle interior trim member including an electrical load device and a releasable connector having a fixed terminal contact for receiving power for powering said electrical load device; a power supply connector fixedly mounted to said vehicle interior and adapted to be electrically coupled to a power supply, including a retractable terminal contact for contacting said fixed terminal contact and for supplying power to said retractable connector, said retractable terminal contact having a conductive section and a non-conductive section, said power supply connector being releasably attachable to said releasable connector; and wherein said releasable connector is connected to said power supply connector when said vehicle interior trim member is selectively attached to said vehicle, said conductive section of said retractable terminal contact receiving power from said power supply when said retractable terminal contact is in a retracted position, wherein said releasable connector is disconnected from said power supply connector when said vehicle interior trim member is selectively detached from said vehicle, and wherein said retractable terminal contact is in an extended position and said non-conductive section of said retractable terminal contact disconnects power from said power supply in response to said power supply connector being disconnected from said releasable connector.