Patent ID: 9691578
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H01H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A relay assembly comprising: a housing; a relay enclosed within the housing; an exhaust cover that is positioned in an opening of the housing and adjacent to the relay; and a retaining structure having a first retaining structure portion adjacent to the exhaust cover and a second retaining structure portion adapted to attach the relay assembly to an equipment rack, wherein the exhaust cover is adapted to move in a direction away from the relay and away from the equipment rack in response to a pressure generated inside the housing by the relay, wherein the retaining structure is coupled to the housing such that the first retaining structure portion extends from the housing in the direction away from the relay and away from the equipment rack, wherein the exhaust cover has a thickness such that the exhaust cover is sufficiently flexible to be moved in the direction away from the relay in response to the pressure.