Vehicle diagnostic device housing assembly and method positioned and retained in vehicle cup holder
US7105741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R11/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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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