Vehicle diagnostic device housing assembly and method positioned and retained in vehicle cup holder
First Claim
1. A housing assembly for positioning a communications cable and components of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device which communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising:
- an upper portion comprising an upper lip portion, a lower lip portion, a recessed channel portion having a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the recessed channel portion is located on an exterior surface of the housing assembly and defined between the upper lip portion and the lower lip portion, wherein the recessed channel portion accommodates a length of communications cable connected to one of the components; and
a lower portion comprising a reduced diameter insertion portion to accommodate a receptacle hole of a vehicle cup holder, wherein the lower portion uniformly extends directly from the lower lip portion.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for positioning a vehicle diagnostic recorder device within a vehicle cup holder in order to communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle is provided. The apparatus is designed to house internal components of the vehicle diagnostic recorder device which communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising. The apparatus may include an access hole for receiving a communications cable from an interior of the apparatus into a recessed cable channel which leads to a recessed channel portion. The communications cable may be further wrapped along an outer periphery of the recessed channel portion and retained via a clamp mechanism along an exterior thereof.
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27 Claims
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1. A housing assembly for positioning a communications cable and components of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device which communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising:
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an upper portion comprising an upper lip portion, a lower lip portion, a recessed channel portion having a top portion and a bottom portion wherein the recessed channel portion is located on an exterior surface of the housing assembly and defined between the upper lip portion and the lower lip portion, wherein the recessed channel portion accommodates a length of communications cable connected to one of the components; and a lower portion comprising a reduced diameter insertion portion to accommodate a receptacle hole of a vehicle cup holder, wherein the lower portion uniformly extends directly from the lower lip portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of positioning a vehicle diagnostic recorder device to communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising:
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providing a housing assembly comprising an upper portion having a recessed channel portion located on an exterior surface of the housing assembly wherein the recessed channel portion further comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, the housing assembly further comprising a recessed cable channel located in the recessed channel portion and an access hole for receiving the communications cable from an interior of the housing assembly, the housing assembly further comprising a lower portion having a reduced diameter insertion portion to accommodate a receptacle hole of a vehicle cup holder, wherein the lower portion uniformly extends directly from the lower lip portion; feeding a length of communications cable from within the interior of the housing assembly through the access hole into the recessed cable channel; and positioning the lower portion within a receptacle hole of a vehicle cup holder. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for positioning a vehicle diagnostic recorder device to communicate with an onboard control computer of a vehicle comprising:
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means for housing components of a vehicle diagnostic recorder device; means for receiving a length of communications cable, said receiving means located on an exterior surface of the housing means; and means for accommodating the housing means within a vehicle cup holder. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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