Patent ID: 6439798
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination of a support and an electrical apparatus for emplacement in said support,said support comprising: a front surface arranged and adapted for insertion of said apparatus; a back surface; and at least one flange adjacent to said front surface and between said front and back surfaces; said apparatus comprising: at least one securement means, coacting, in an active first position, with said at least one flange of said support to hold said apparatus in said support when said apparatus is inserted into said front surface of said support; and a front surface comprising a slot in registration with said at least one securement means; said at least one securement means having a free end adjacent said front surface of said apparatus, said at least one securement means being movable in a direction orthogonal to said at least one flange to move said at least one securement means from said active first position to a retracted second position, wherein said at least one securement means comprises a tongue carried by a sidewall, said sidewall being perpendicular to said front surface of the apparatus and adjacent to an edge of said front surface of said apparatus, wherein said sidewall has a cut-out defining said tongue, a side of said cut-out located farthest from said front surface of said o apparatus, being closed to comprise a foot connecting said tongue to said sidewall.