Patent ID: 6250956
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H01R,H02B,H02G,Y10T

Abstract:
Electrical equipment which comprises:a. at least one front-mounting electrical component, said component having a body with a retaining shoulder at an outside end region and electrical terminals projecting from an inside end region;b. an enclosure having sides and a detachable top, at least one of said sides being formed with at least one cutout for receiving the shoulder of said at least one front-mounting electrical component;a. an electrical component retaining plate having a front side and a back side, said plate being formed having at least one cutout for receiving the body of said at least one front-mounting electrical component from the front side of the plate so as to install said at least one electrical component in said plate, said plate being sized to fit against an inside surface of said at least one of said enclosure sides so that the shoulder of said at least one electrical component installed in the at least one plate cutout is aligned with said at least one wall cutout;b. means for attaching said plate to said at least one enclosure side with the front side of the plate against said inside surface of said at least one enclosure side and with the shoulder of said at least one front-mounting electrical component installed in said plate received into said at least one enclosure side cutout.