Patent ID: 6172877
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G06F,H01R,H02B,H05K

Abstract:
Electrical or electronic device for placement on a support rail, comprising a housing at least one circuit board located in the housing, and with contacts for a data and/or power bus connection to adjacent electronic devices which have the corresponding contacts and which are also mountable on the support rail; wherein the housing is made in at least two parts, one of which is a top part which holds the circuit board and another of which is a base part which has said contacts, said contacts comprising a blade contact on one side of the base part and a blade receiver contact on an opposite side of the base part; wherein a first locking device is provided for detachable connection of the top part to the base part; wherein a second locking device is provided for detachable connection of the base part, in use, to the support rail; and wherein the second locking device is in a position which is inaccessible for releasing thereof until the first locking device is released and the top part removed.