Power converter for recreational vehicles
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1. A power converter for recreational vehicles, comprising:
- (a) at least two electrical components being electrically interconnected for altering the characteristics of a source of electrical power;
(b) a housing adapted for mounting in said recreational vehicle, and including first and second portions;
each of said housing portions having an interior surface with sockets positioned thereon for said electrical components;
each of said sockets being shaped to telescopically receive therein one end of an associated electrical component and surround said component end on each side thereof to retain the same in place;
said sockets being arranged in pairs with one member of each pair disposed in said first and second housing portions, respectively, and the members of each socket pair being aligned for receiving the associated electrical component therebetween;
each of said sockets having a central axis which is disposed in a mutually parallel relationship; and
(c) said first and second housing portions being interconnected with alignment of said socket pairs, and convergence of the same along an axis parallel with the axes of said sockets, with opposing ends of said electrical components positioned between and aligned with the associated socket pair, whereby each of said electrical components is captured therebetween to securely mount said electrical components in said housing without separate fasteners.
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Abstract
A power converter for recreational vehicles comprises a two-part housing construction having the ends of the electrical components of the converter telescopically received in aligned sockets formed in each of the mating housing members, whereby the electrical components are captured therebetween and securely mounted in the housing without separate or special fasteners.
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24 Claims
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1. A power converter for recreational vehicles, comprising:
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(a) at least two electrical components being electrically interconnected for altering the characteristics of a source of electrical power; (b) a housing adapted for mounting in said recreational vehicle, and including first and second portions;
each of said housing portions having an interior surface with sockets positioned thereon for said electrical components;
each of said sockets being shaped to telescopically receive therein one end of an associated electrical component and surround said component end on each side thereof to retain the same in place;
said sockets being arranged in pairs with one member of each pair disposed in said first and second housing portions, respectively, and the members of each socket pair being aligned for receiving the associated electrical component therebetween;
each of said sockets having a central axis which is disposed in a mutually parallel relationship; and(c) said first and second housing portions being interconnected with alignment of said socket pairs, and convergence of the same along an axis parallel with the axes of said sockets, with opposing ends of said electrical components positioned between and aligned with the associated socket pair, whereby each of said electrical components is captured therebetween to securely mount said electrical components in said housing without separate fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A recreational vehicle power converter housing for electrical components, comprising:
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(a) first and second housing portions;
each of said housing portions having an interior surface with sockets positioned thereon for said electrical components;
each of said sockets being shaped to telescopically receive therein one end of an associated electrical component and surround said component end on each side thereof to retain the same in place;
said sockets being arranged in pairs with one member of each pair disposed in said first and second housing portions, respectively, and the members of each socket pair being aligned for receiving the associated electrical component therebetween;
each of said sockets having a central axis which is disposed in a mutually parallel relationship; and(b) said first and second housing portions being interconnected with alignment of said socket pairs, and convergence of the same along an axis parallel with the axes of said sockets, with opposing ends of said electrical components positioned between and aligned with the associated socket pair, whereby each of said electrical components is captured therebetween for securely mounting said electrical components in said housing without separate fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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13. A recreational vehicle power converter housing for electrical components, comprising:
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(a) first and second housing portions;
each of said housing portions having an interior surface with socket means positioned thereon for each of said electrical components;
each of said socket means being shaped to receive therein one end of an associated electrical component and surround said component end on each side thereof to retain the same in place;
said socket means being arranged in pairs with one member of each pair disposed in said first and second housing portions, respectively, and the members of each socket means pair being aligned for receiving the associated electrical component therebetween;
each of said socket means having a central axis which is disposed in a mutually parallel relationship; and(b) said first and second housing portions being interconnected with alignment of said socket means pairs, and convergence of the same along an axis parallel with the axes of said socket means, with opposing ends of said electrical components positioned between and aligned with the associated socket means pair, whereby each of said electrical components is captured therebetween for securely mounting said electrical components in said housing without separate fasteners.
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14. A recreational vehicle power converter housing for electrical components, comprising:
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(a) first and second housing portions;
at least one of said housing portions having an interior surface with socket means positioned thereon for each of said electrical components;
said other housing portion having retaining means for holding said electrical components in said socket means;
said socket means being shaped to receive therein one end of an associated electrical component and surround said component end on each side thereof to retain the same in place;
said socket means and retaining means being arranged in pairs with one member of each pair disposed in said first and second housing portions, respectively, and the members of each said pair being aligned for receiving the associated electrical component therebetween;(b) said first and second housing portions being interconnected by alignment of said socket means and retaining means pairs, and convergence of the same, with opposing ends of said electrical components positioned between and aligned with an associated socket means and retaining means pair, whereby each of said electrical components is captured therebetween for securely mounting said electrical components in said housing without separate fasteners.
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