1. An electrical distribution harness assembly of a modular power assembly for providing power to an office furniture assembly including an article of office furniture including an exterior surface, said electrical distribution harness assembly comprising:
at least one electrical connector including a plurality of projections and an end configured for connecting to a plurality of electrical conductors;
a channel including a wireway and at least one slideway integral with said wireway, said channel coupled with said at least one electrical connector and configured for carrying said plurality of electrical conductors; and
a cover slidably received within said at least one slideway, said cover at least partly overlapping said end of said at least one electrical connector and thereby in part coupling said at least one electrical connector with said channel and preventing said at least one electrical conductor from disconnecting from said channel, said cover including a flat expanse, said channel including at least one end defining a first plurality of holes each of which is open toward said flat expanse of said cover, each of said plurality of projections positioned in a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes.
2. The electrical distribution harness assembly of claim 1, wherein said cover, together with said plurality of projections, couples said at least one electrical connector with said channel.
3. The electrical distribution harness assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least one slideway includes an inwardly curled flange.
4. The electrical distribution harness assembly of claim 3, wherein said inwardly curled flange defines at least one second hole and at least one third hole and said cover includes a first longitudinal side defining at least one fourth hole, said at least one second, third, and fourth holes being respectively aligned.
5. The electrical distribution harness assembly of claim 1, wherein said channel has a low profile and is configured for being mounted to an underside of one of a table and a desk.
6. An office furniture assembly comprising:
an article of office furniture including an exterior surface; and
an electrical distribution harness assembly coupled with said exterior surface, said electrical distribution harness assembly including:
at least one electrical connector including a plurality of projections and an end configured for connecting to a plurality of electrical conductors;
a channel including a wireway and at least one slideway integral with said wireway, said channel coupled with said at least one electrical connector and configured for carrying said plurality of electrical conductors; and
a cover slidably received within said at least one slideway, said cover at least partly overlapping said end of said at least one electrical connector and thereby in part coupling said at least one electrical connector with said channel and preventing said at least one electrical conductor from disconnecting from said channel, said cover including a flat expanse, said channel including at least one end defining a first plurality of holes each of which is open toward said flat expanse of said cover, each of said plurality of projections positioned in a corresponding one of said first plurality of holes.
7. The office furniture assembly claim 6, wherein said cover, together with said plurality of projections, couples said at least one electrical connector with said channel.
8. The office furniture assembly of claim 6, wherein said at least one slideway includes an inwardly curled flange.
9. The office furniture assembly of claim 8, wherein said inwardly curled flange defines at least one second hole and at least one third hole and said cover includes a first longitudinal side defining at least one fourth hole, said at least one second, third, and fourth holes being respectively aligned.
10. The office furniture assembly of claim 6, wherein said channel has a low profile, said article of office furniture being one of a table and a desk, said exterior surface being an underside of said article of office furniture, said electrical distribution harness assembly configured for being mounted to said underside.
11. A method of assembling an electrical distribution harness assembly of a modular power assembly for providing power to an office furniture assembly including an exterior surface, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a cover and a channel including a wireway and at least one slideway integral with said wireway;
placing a plurality of electrical conductors and a portion of at least one electrical connector within said wireway;
connecting an end of said at least one electrical connector to said plurality of electrical conductors;
slidably receiving said cover within said at least one slideway, said cover at least partly overlapping said end of said at least one electrical connector and thereby in part coupling said at least one electrical connector with said channel and preventing said at least one electrical conductor from disconnecting from said channel; and
inserting a plurality of projections of said at least one electrical connector in a corresponding first plurality of holes defined by an end of said channel, said cover including a flat expanse, each of said first plurality of holes being open toward said flat expanse of said cover.
12. The method of assembling of claim 11, wherein said at least one slideway includes an inwardly curled flange.
13. The method of assembling of claim 11, wherein said cover, together with said plurality of projections, couples said at least one electrical connector with said channel.
14. The method of assembling of claim 11, further comprising the step of aligning at least one second hole, at least one third hole, and at least one fourth hole, said at least one second and third holes defined by said at least one slideway, said at least one fourth hole defined by a longitudinal side of said cover.
15. The method of assembling of claim 14, further comprising the step of securing said cover to said at least one slideway using said second, third, and fourth plurality of holes.
16. The method of assembling of claim 11, wherein said channel has a low profile, the office furniture assembly including an article of office furniture which is one of a table and a desk, the exterior surface being an underside of said article of office furniture, the electrical distribution harness assembly being mounted to said underside.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame having a first mounting arm;
a D-ring hinge assembly attached to the first mounting arm; and
a tire carrier assembly, which includes
a bracket assembly having a mounting post rotatably coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly;
a swing arm coupled to the braket assembly;
an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm, the tire carrier assembly being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions in response to actuating the actuator, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions.
2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a pivot arm repeatably moveable between extended and retracted positions, the pivot arm being rotatably coupled to the swing arm.
3. The vehicle of claim 2, further including a D-ring latch assembly attached to a second mounting arm of the vehicle frame, wherein the D-ring latch assembly includes a latch.
4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the pivot arm is repeatably moveable between latched and unlatched conditions with the D-ring latch assembly.
5. The vehicle of claim 1, further including a vehicle accessory carried by the tire carrier assembly.
6. The vehicle of claim 5, further including a wiring harness connected between the vehicle accessory and an electrical system of the vehicle.
7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a pivot arm rotatably coupled to the swing arm, the pivot arm being repeatably moveable between latched and unlatched positions with the latch.
8. The vehicle of claim 7, wherein the pivot arm is repeatably moveable between extended and retracted positions.
9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a U-joint coupled with the actuator.
10. The vehicle of claim 9, wherein the tire carrier bracket assembly includes opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm, the U-joint being positioned between the opposed arm plates.
11. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the actuator is coupled to the swing arm in the raised and lowered positions.
12. The vehicle of claim 11, further including a U-joint attached to the opposed arm plates and actuator.
13. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the swing arm carries the opposed arm plates.
14. The vehicle of claim 12, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a pivot arm rotatably coupled with the swing arm.
15. The vehicle of claim 5, further including a wiring harness connected to the vehicle accessory and an electrical system of the vehicle so that an electrical signal can flow therebetween.
16. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame having first and second mounting arms;
D-ring latch and hinge assemblies which include a latch and hinge sleeve, respectively, the D-ring latch and hinge assemblies being attached to the first and second mounting arms, respectively; and
a tire carrier assembly, which includes
a bracket assembly rotatably coupled to the hinge sleeve;
a swing arm coupled to the bracket assembly;
opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm;
an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and opposed arm plates, the swing arm being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions.
17. The vehicle of claim 16, wherein the actuator moves the swing arm between the raised and lowered, positions in response to actuating the actuator.
18. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a pivot arm repeatably moveable between extended and retracted positions, the pivot arm being pivotably coupled with the swing arm.
19. The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the pivot arm is repeatably moveable between latched and unlatched positions with the D-ring latch assembly.
20. A method of providing a vehicle with a spare tire, comprising:
providing a vehicle having a vehicle frame with a first mounting arm;
attaching a D-ring, hinge assembly to the first mounting arm; and
mounting a tire carrier assembly to the D-ring hinge assembly, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes
a tire carrier bracket assembly coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly;
a swing area coupled to the tire carrier bracket assembly;
opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm; and
an actuator coupled to the bracket assembly and opposed arm plates, the swing arm being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions, wherein the actuator is coupled to the bracket assembly and swing arm in the raised and lowered positions.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the tire carrier assembly includes a pivot arm repeatably moveable between extended and retracted positions, the pivot arm being rotatably coupled to the swing arm.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the step of mounting the tire carrier assembly with the D-ring hinge assembly includes rotatably mounting the tire carrier bracket assembly with a hinge sleeve included with the D-ring hinge assembly.
23. The method of claim 20, further including positioning a vehicle accessory so it is carried by the tire carrier assembly.
24. The method of claim 21, further including attaching a D-ring latch assembly to a second mounting arm of the vehicle frame, wherein the D-ring latch assembly includes a latch.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the pivot arm is repeatably moveable between latched and unlatched conditions with the D-ring latch assembly.
26. A method of assembling a tire carrier assembly, comprising:
providing a tire carrier bracket assembly, wherein the tire carrier bracket assembly includes a downwardly extending mounting post;
coupling an actuator to the tire carrier bracket assembly;
coupling a swing arm to the tire carrier bracket assembly; and
coupling opposed arm plates to the actuator and swing arm and swing arm;
coupling the downwardly extending mounting post to a hinge sleeve of a D-ring hinge assembly, the D-ring hinge assembly being attached to a mounting arm of a vehicle frame;
wherein the tire carrier assembly is repeatably rotatable between raised and lowered positions in response to actuating the actuator, the actuator being coupled to the swing arm and tire carrier bracket assembly in the raised and lowered positions.
27. The method of claim 26, further including coupling the swing arm and the actuator together so that the swing arm moves between raised and lowered positions in response to actuating the actuator.
28. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame having a first mounting arm;
a D-ring hinge assembly attached to the first mounting arm; and
a tire carrier assembly, which includes
a bracket assembly having a mounting post rotatably coupled to the D-ring hinge assembly;
a swing arm with a proximal end coupled to the bracket assembly;
a pivot arm rotatably coupled to a distal end of the swing arm;
an actuator with a proximal end coupled to the bracket assembly;
an actuator handle operatively coupled to the actuator, the swing arm being repeatably moveable between raised and lowered positions in response to moving the actuator handle; and
a D-ring latch assembly attached to a second mounting arm of the vehicle frame, wherein the D-ring latch assembly includes a latch, and wherein a distal end of the pivot arm is repeatably moveable between latched and unlatched positions with the D-ring latch assembly.
29. The vehicle of claim 28, further including opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm, wherein a distal end of the actuator is coupled to the opposed arm plates.
30. The vehicle of claim 28, further including opposed arm plates carried by the swing arm, wherein the actuator extends between the opposed arm plates.
31. The vehicle of claim 30, further including a U-joint coupled with the opposed arm plates, wherein the distal end of the actuator is coupled to the opposed arm plates through the U-joint.
32. The vehicle of claim 29, wherein the distal end of the actuator is coupled to the opposed arm plates when the swing arm is in the raised and lowered positions.
33. The vehicle of claim 29, further including a hub unit coupled to one of the arm plates of the opposed arm plates.