Patent ID: 6146159
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A cover assembly for a wall mounted electrical device enclosure, the wall having a plane, said assembly comprising:a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to the enclosure in an orientation parallel with the plane of the wall; anda face plate removeably attached to said mounting bracket for covering the enclosure, said face plate having an inner wall overlying said mounting bracket;said face plate including first and second latch recesses located on said inner wall adjacent opposite ends of said face plate, said recesses facing one another along a line parallel to the plane of the wall and being spaced apart by a first distance;said cover assembly being characterized by:said mounting bracket including a rigid lock tang adjacent a first end of said mounting bracket and projecting away from a second end of said mounting bracket; anda catch mounted on said mounting bracket adjacent said second end of said mounting bracket, said catch projecting away from said first end of said mounting bracket; and normally being spaced from said rigid lock tang by a distance larger than said first distance;said catch being resiliently moveable in a plane parallel with the plane of the wall, and said catch being relatively rigid in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the wall;said first of said latch recesses receiving said catch, said face plate and catch being moveable parallel to the plane of the wall in order to move said catch relative to said mounting bracket to permit said second of said latch recesses to receive said rigid lock tang.