US 12,280,726 B2
Power track assembly and accessory base therefore
Brent Alan Taylor, Auburn, IN (US); Clayton Hendry Meyers, Middlebury, IN (US); and Kent A. Becker, Huntertown, IN (US)
Assigned to Dometic Sweden AB, Solna (SE)
Filed by Dometic Sweden AB, Solna (SE)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/910,531.
Application 16/910,531 is a division of application No. 15/311,131, granted, now 10,737,644, previously published as PCT/US2015/031206, filed on May 15, 2015.
Application 15/311,131 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/278,180, filed on May 15, 2014, granted, now 9,695,635, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/084,226, filed on Nov. 25, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0317145 A1, Oct. 8, 2020
Int. Cl. E04F 10/06 (2006.01); B60R 16/027 (2006.01); E04H 15/08 (2006.01); E06B 9/72 (2006.01); B60P 3/36 (2006.01); E06B 9/68 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/027 (2013.01) [E04F 10/0603 (2013.01); E04F 10/0607 (2013.01); E04F 10/0611 (2013.01); E04F 10/0614 (2013.01); E04F 10/0625 (2013.01); E04F 10/0655 (2013.01); E04F 10/0659 (2013.01); E04F 10/0666 (2013.01); E04F 10/0688 (2013.01); E04H 15/08 (2013.01); E06B 9/72 (2013.01); B60P 3/36 (2013.01); E04F 10/0644 (2013.01); E06B 2009/6809 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An accessory base for use with a powered accessory, comprising:
a flange having an inner flange body and an outer flange body which moves relative to said inner flange body, a first side and a second side, a first contact and a second contact each of said contacts having a first end and a second end, said first and second contacts extending into said flange;
a grip extending from said outer flange body to move said outer flange body relative to said inner flange body;
a power head spaced from said inner flange body at said first side of said flange;
said first contact and said second contact, which are the only accessory base contacts, extending through said power head;
said power head having a first dimension and a second dimension, one of said first or second dimensions being capable of fitting into a power groove of an adjacent component and the other of said first or second dimensions being capable of retaining said power head in said power groove when said power head is rotated;
wherein said first contact and said second contact extend from said power head and wherein said power head and first and second contacts are capable of rotation relative to said power groove solely in one direction for electrical communication with said power groove;
wherein said power head is unsymmetrical relative to an axis of rotation of said power head;
at least one portion of said flange being movable to disengage said adjacent component;
said flange being connectable to said powered accessory for powering by said power groove.