Methods and devices for preparing wires for installation in a headrest entertainment system
View Patent ↗A device for preparing a wire for installation in a headrest entertainment system for a vehicle includes a wire wrapper for facilitating feeding of the wire including a plurality of connectors through a headrest post. The wire wrapper includes a heat shrink tubing covering the connectors. The wire wrapper includes a braided sleeving covering the connectors. A stiff wire is attached to the wire near an end of the heat shrink tubing. A stiff wire is attached to the wire near an end of the braided sleeving.
1. A device for preparing a wire for installation in a headrest entertainment system for a vehicle, the device comprising:
a wire including a first end having a first connector and a second end having a plurality of connectors;
a two-headed electronic connector including a first end having a first connector and a second end having a second connector;
a wire wrapper wrapping around the second end of the wire for facilitating feeding of the wire through a headrest post,
wherein the first connector of the two-headed electronic connector is connected to the first connector of the wire running through the headrest post and the second connector of the two-headed electronic connector is connected to a media unit.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wire wrapper comprises a heat shrink tubing covering the connectors.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wire wrapper comprises a braided sleeving covering the connectors.
4. The device of claim 2 , further comprising a stiff wire attached to the wire near an end of the heat shrink tubing.
5. The device of claim 3 , further comprising a stiff wire attached to the wire near an end of the braided sleeving.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein tape is wrapped around the wire near ends of the braided sleeving to protect the connectors.
7. The device of claim 5 , wherein heat shrink tubing is wrapped around the wire near ends of the braided sleeving to protect the connectors.
8. The device of claim 5 , wherein the stiff wire is attached to the wire using at least one of tape or heat shrink tubing.
9. The device of claim 2 , wherein the heat shrink tubing comprises partially polymerized plastic.
10. The device of claim 3 , wherein the braided sleeving comprises at least one of polyethylene terepthalate, fiberglass, or polyester.
11. The device of claim 5 , wherein the stiff wire comprises metal.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the connectors comprise electrical connectors for providing at least one of power, ground, and audio/video connections for the entertainment system.
13. A method for preparing a wire for installation in a headrest entertainment system, the method comprising:
wrapping a plurality of connectors attached to a first end of the wire with a wire wrapper for covering the connectors;
feeding the first end of the wire through a headrest post;
removing the wire wrapper; and
connecting a second end of the wire fed through the headrest post to a first end of a two-headed electronic connector;
connecting a second end of the two-headed electronic connector connected to a media unit,
wherein the wire wrapper comprises a heat shrink tubing or a braided sleeving.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising attaching a stiff wire to the wire at a location near an end of the wire wrapper.
15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising wrapping the wire with tape at ends of the braided sleeving to protect the connectors.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the stiff wire is attached to the wire using tape.
17. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wire wrapper is removed after feeding of the wire through the headrest post.