Wire harness coupler instrument panels

Claim 1

A wire harness coupling unit for use on a vehicular instrument panel comprising; a first wire harness on the vehicle body, mounted on a dashboard of said vehicle and having a plurality of connectors at terminal ends thereof; a second wire harness mounted on an instrument panel of said vehicle and having a plurality of connectors at terminal ends thereof; a male coupler member carrying connectors of one of said first and second wire harnesses and including a first bracket securely mounted to one of said dashboard and said instrument panel corresponding to said wire harness carried thereon, said first bracket having apertures for securely holding connectors of one of said first and second wire harnesses; and a female coupler member carrying connectors of the other one of said first and second wire harnesses being in in face-to-face relation with said male coupler member, and including a second bracket securely mounted to the other of said dashboard and said instrument panel corresponding to said other wire harness carried thereon, said second bracket being positioned opposite said first bracket of said male coupler member for engagement therewith, further said second bracket having apertures for securely holding connectors of the other of said first and second wire harnesses, said connectors of at least one of said first and second wire harnesses being movably fitted in said male and female coupler members, and, interengaging guide means independently provided on said dashboard and said instrument panel, aligning flexible clips on one of said first and second brackets, said clips engaging portions of the other of said first and second brackets, whereby said male and female coupler members are engaged with each other with said instrument panel assembled onto said dashboard and thereby couple said connectors of said first wire harness with corresponding connectors of said second wire harness.