Patent ID: 9743538
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H01R,H02B,H05K

Claim:
1. A carrier rail housing having a latching base for attaching to a carrier rail, wherein the latching base comprises a carrier rail receiving opening for receiving the carrier rail, two latching links that can move relative to one another having in each case at least one latching lug that protrudes in a latched position into the carrier rail receiving opening so as to latch with the carrier rail that can be received in the carrier rail receiving opening, and a coupling element that is operatively connected to the two latching links and a movement of one latching link is transferred into a movement of the other latching link, characterized in that the latching base furthermore comprises a locking arm having a stop that protrudes into the carrier rail opening in an open position, in which the latching lugs are unlatched from the carrier rail, so as to make contact with a side edge of the carrier rail that can be received in the carrier rail receiving opening, wherein the locking arm is operatively connected to the latching links in such a manner that the latching links are held in the open position by means of the stop making contact.