Electrical connector storing device for motor vehicle trailers

Claim 1

A protective hood and storage device for an electrical connector for a motor vehicle trailer when not in use, which comprises in combination an elongated mounting channel by which said device is fixed to a suitable portion of the trailer with the longitudinal axis of said mounting channel disposed substantially vertical and having means for fastening it to the trailer, said mounting channel being U-shaped in cross section with opposite parallel side flanges extending from a central web, said side flanges having slots extending longitudinally from one end of said mounting channel adjacent said web, a hollow hood member having one end closed and the opposite end Open and having a wall fitted within such slots in said side flanges such that said flanges engage and support the outer surface of said wall while said web engages and supports the inner surface of said hood member, thereby rigidly fixing said hood member onto said mounting channel such that said open end is disposed downward when the device is mounted on the trailer, and means mounted on said channel member below said hood member for holding an electrical connector within said hood member when the connector is inserted upwardly into the open end of said hood member.