Patent ID: 6414241
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
A control device module for mounting to an electrical device housing having a front opening large enough to pass a control device therethrough, a connector opening for passing a controlled connector therethrough, and an insufficient number of mounting elements to mount the electrical device inside the housing, the module comprising:(a) a housing for a control device of the type connnectable to a controlled connector and a controlling connector; (b) an aperture in a wall of the control device housing for a controlling connector to pass therethrough into the module to connect to the control device; and, (c) an aperture in another wall of the control device housing for the controlled connector connected to the control device to pass therethrough out of the module; (d) an electrical device mounting element on the control device housing, (e) mounting elements for mounting the module to the electrical device housing such that when mounted, the wall of the module having the controlled connector aperture covers the connector opening of the electrical device housing thereby separating the control device and the controlling connector from the electrical device while providing accessibility to the controlled connector from inside the electrical device housing, and provides the electrical device housing with a sufficient number of mounting elements to mount the electrical device.