Patent ID: 9711952
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H02B,H05K

Claim:
1. A mounting system for arranging electrical devices, comprising: a horizontal mounting strip including a central section, an intermediate section and an end section in a transverse cross section to a longitudinal axis through said mounting strip, said intermediate section being between said central and end sections, said mounting strip having a convex curvature at least in one of said sections thereof; an electrical device having first and second device latch members extending on a back surface thereof; and a support rail coupled to and extending from said central section of said mounting strip and attached to said electrical device, said end section being spaced apart from said support rail at a greater transverse horizontal first distance from an attachment of said support rail to said intermediate section than an end of said intermediate section close to said support rail, said convex curvature extending on at least one of two sides of said mounting strip over an angular range of more than 8 degrees and less than 30 degrees, said support rail having first and second rail latch members, said first and second device latch members engaging said first and second rail latch members, respectively, said first device latch member being pivotable on said first rail latch member prior to pivotal engagement of said second device latch member with said second rail latch member.