Patent ID: 6091024
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
Holder for mounting a plate within an enclosure for electric installations, which enclosure comprises a bottom part and which holder is constituted by an elongated element comprising a body part and having fastening means at least at one end for fastening the holder to the bottom part, wherein the holder comprises hinge means for fastening the plate at its one edge pivotally to the holder so that the plate can be lifted upwards at its edge opposite to said one edge, which enables an access into the space below the plate in the enclosure, when the holder is fastened to the bottom part of the enclosure, wherein the holder comprises a holder member and a connecting member separate from the holder member and including a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to the first end surface, and fastening means for fastening the plate to the connecting member, which holder member and connecting member together form hinge means of shaft-slot type, the hinge means comprising a hinge shaft and a slot, the slot being defined by a flexible wall arranged to flex perpendicular to the hinge shaft so that the slot defined by the flexible wall passes the hinge shaft by yielding when a force is directed on the connecting member supported on the holder member and on the hinge shaft, said force being substantially perpendicular with respect to the connecting member and directed upwards from the first end surface of the connecting member opposite to the second end surface, for detaching the connecting member from the holder member, wherein the slot is formed on the connecting member and arranged to open downwards from one end surface of the connecting member, whereby the hinge shaft is formed on the holder member.