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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Jose Filiberto Escamilla Canedo, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Vladimir Cano Rodriguez, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Jorge Vladimir Silva Mata, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Karla Morena Guajardo Gonzalez, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Jose Filiberto Escamilla Canedo, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Vladimir Cano Rodriguez, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Jorge Vladimir Silva Mata, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Karla Morena Guajardo Gonzalez, Nuevo Leon, MX;
Schneider Electric USA, Inc., Palatine, IL (US);
Abstract
A docking station for stowing an electrical connector adapted to connect a power source to a re-chargeable battery in a vehicle powered at least partially by the battery. The connector has a first end connected to a power cable for coupling the connector to the power source, and a second end that includes multiple first electrical terminals adapted to engage mating second electrical terminals in a receptacle. The second end also includes a protruding latching element adapted to engage a cooperating latching element in a receptacle for latching the connector to the receptacle. A stowing receptacle adapted to receive the second end of the connector when the connector is not in use includes an elongated recess adapted to receive the protruding latching element when the protruding latching element is located anywhere along the length of the elongated recess.