Abstract: To enable vehicles such as truck tractors, motor homes and recreational vehicles to receive electrical power and communications when parked, a power and communications assembly is provided. A base is mountable in an exterior surface of the vehicle openings through the base are defined for mounting a respective connection moiety so each mounted moiety can be engaged with a complementary connection moiety when a main cover for the base and the mounted moieties is opened against a bias causing it to be normally closed. The connection moieties mountable in the base openings are selected from a group which includes electrical power connectors, telephone circuit connectors, and connectors for coaxial cables and fiber optic cables. Features of either a base opening or a mounted connection moiety can be engaged by its own secondary cover; the several secondary covers when engaged can be accommodated with a space protected by the main cover when it is closed.

Abstract: An electric socket assembly is provided having a socket sleeve, an insert disc, a socket cap and a plurality of plug extenders. The insert disc carries a common pin and a plurality of non-common pins on its front face and service connection studs on its rear face. Each service connection stud is electrically connected to a respective pin. A socket cap having a plurality of pockets is positioned over the service connection studs such that each service connection stud extends through an opening in the respective pocket of the cap. A plug extender is positioned in each of the pockets of the cap such that the service connection stud extending through the opening in the pocket also extends through an opening in the plug extender. The plug extender includes plural service connection terminals in conductive relation to the service connection stud to enhance the connection capacity of the socket assembly.

Abstract: An electric socket assembly is provided having a socket sleeve, an insert disc, a socket cap and a plurality of plug extenders. The insert disc carries a common pin and a plurality of non-common pins on its front face and service connection studs on its rear face. Each service connection stud is electrically connected to a respective pin. A socket cap having a plurality of pockets is positioned over the service connection studs such that each service connection stud extends through an opening in the respective pocket of the cap. A plug extender is positioned in each of the pockets of the cap such that the service connection stud extending through the opening in the pocket also extends through an opening in the plug extender. The plug extender includes plural service connection terminals in conductive relation to the service connection stud to enhance the connection capacity of the socket assembly.

Abstract: To enable vehicles such as truck tractors, motor homes and recreational vehicles to receive electrical power and communications when parked, a power and communications assembly is provided. A base is mountable in an exterior surface of the vehicle openings through the base are defined for mounting a respective connection moiety so each mounted moiety can be engaged with a complementary connection moiety when a main cover for the base and the mounted moieties is opened against a bias causing it to be normally closed. The connection moieties mountable in the base openings are selected from a group which includes electrical power connectors, telephone circuit connectors, and connectors for coaxial cables and fiber optic cables. Features of either a base opening or a mounted connection moiety can be engaged by its own secondary cover; the several secondary covers when engaged can be accommodated with a space protected by the main cover when it is closed.