Patent ID: 9653891
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H02B

Claim:
1. An electrical component adapted for being mounted onto a rail, comprising: a first outward-facing slot and a second outward-facing slot for receiving a first brim of a rail of a first rail type; a first outward-facing snap-lock and a second outward-facing snap-lock for fixating a second brim of a rail of the first rail type; a first inward-facing slot and a second inward-facing slot for receiving a first brim of a rail of a second rail type; a first inward-facing snap-lock and a second inward-facing snap-lock for fixating a second brim of a rail of the second type; wherein at least one of the first outward-facing snap-lock or the first inward-facing snap-lock comprises an electrically insulating, elastically deformable material; and wherein at least one of the first outward-facing slot or the first inward-facing slot comprises an electrically conductive material which forms a grounding contact.