Patent ID: 8550275
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H02G

Abstract:
1. A housing assembly comprising: a receptacle having a bottom, a front wall, a rear wall, the rear wall having a larger height than the front wall, and two side walls that decrease in height from the rear wall toward the front wall, the receptacle being configured to receive at least one connection element for connecting at least one electrical cable and having at least one opening for the at least one electrical cable, and a lid configured to close the receptacle, the lid being pivotably disposable on the receptacle with a pivot axis adjoining the rear wall of the receptacle, wherein the two side walls of the receptacle each include a guide for seating the lid on the receptacle and for guiding the lid along a desired path in a pivoting movement, each guide being configured as a recess on an outer surface of the respective side wall, the recess being configured to guide the lid through the pivoting movement along a circular path in response to opening and closing of the lid, and wherein the lid includes guide elements integrally formed thereon that engage the guides, each guide element being formed as a bent nose-shaped plug and having a contour that corresponds to a contour of a respective one of guides.