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US3270831A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dashboard subassembly

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1964-04-09
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-04-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert C Woofter
  • 👤 William C Luscombe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 04:21
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q3/00; B60Q3/10; B60Q3/14; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/60; B60K37/00; B60K37/20; B60K35/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 198 words
FOR A VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRICAL WIRING MEANS SUCH AS INSULATED CONDUCTORS, GROUPED WIRES AS A HARNESS AND THE LIKE AS WELL AS A DASHBOARD MEANS TO CARRY INSTRUMENTATION, ACCESSORIES AND THE LIKE A PRE-CONNECTED COMBINATIN ILLUMINATION AND INSTRUMENTATION-ACCESSORY PANEL, COMPRISING, A BODY PORTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING AN ELONGATED PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION ADAPTED TO FIT ON ONE SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD MEANS, A CHANNEL-LIKE GUIDE PORTION FOR THE WIRING MEANS EXTENDING INTEGRALLY AND LATERALLY ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BODY PORTION, A PLURALITY OF LAMP SOCKET MEANS ALSO COMPLETELY INTEGRAL WITH SAID BODY PORTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL AND HAVING PREDERERMINED POSITIONING THEREOF ESTABLISHED BY SAID BODY PORTION, TERMINAL MEANS PROVIDED IN EACH OF SAID LAMP SOCKET MEANS FOR MOUNTING AND INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN ENERGIZABLE ILLUMINATORS SUCH AS LIGHT BULBS AND BARE ENDS OF THE WIRING MEANS DIRECTLY ON SAID BODY PORTION PRIOR TO ATTACHMENT OF SAID BODY PORTION TO THE DASHBOARD MEANS, AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SOCKET PORTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID BODY PORTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL, AND AT LEAST ONE COMBINATION CLIP AND TERMINAL MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID ADDITIONAL SOCKET PORTION WHICH MAINTAINS BOTH RETENTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGIZATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF INSTRUMENTATION, ACCESSORIES AND THE LIKE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 198 words
FOR A VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRICAL WIRING MEANS SUCH AS INSULATED CONDUCTORS, GROUPED WIRES AS A HARNESS AND THE LIKE AS WELL AS A DASHBOARD MEANS TO CARRY INSTRUMENTATION, ACCESSORIES AND THE LIKE A PRE-CONNECTED COMBINATIN ILLUMINATION AND INSTRUMENTATION-ACCESSORY PANEL, COMPRISING, A BODY PORTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL HAVING AN ELONGATED PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION ADAPTED TO FIT ON ONE SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD MEANS, A CHANNEL-LIKE GUIDE PORTION FOR THE WIRING MEANS EXTENDING INTEGRALLY AND LATERALLY ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BODY PORTION, A PLURALITY OF LAMP SOCKET MEANS ALSO COMPLETELY INTEGRAL WITH SAID BODY PORTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL AND HAVING PREDERERMINED POSITIONING THEREOF ESTABLISHED BY SAID BODY PORTION, TERMINAL MEANS PROVIDED IN EACH OF SAID LAMP SOCKET MEANS FOR MOUNTING AND INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN ENERGIZABLE ILLUMINATORS SUCH AS LIGHT BULBS AND BARE ENDS OF THE WIRING MEANS DIRECTLY ON SAID BODY PORTION PRIOR TO ATTACHMENT OF SAID BODY PORTION TO THE DASHBOARD MEANS, AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL SOCKET PORTION INTEGRAL WITH SAID BODY PORTION OF INSULATING MATERIAL, AND AT LEAST ONE COMBINATION CLIP AND TERMINAL MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID ADDITIONAL SOCKET PORTION WHICH MAINTAINS BOTH RETENTION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGIZATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL PIECE OF INSTRUMENTATION, ACCESSORIES AND THE LIKE.

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