Patent ID: 9151456
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: F21S,F21V

Abstract:
1. An attaching device for use in releasably attaching a housing to a wall panel, the housing being formed with an open end circumscribed by an outwardly projecting flange, the wall panel being formed with an opening sized for receiving the housing with the flange engaging an outer surface of the panel, said attaching device serving as a spring clamp, comprising: an outer section to be located over, and to be movable along, an outer surface of the housing when the housing is received, with the spring clamp attached thereto, within said opening in the panel; and an inner section to be located proximate to, and to be movable along, an inner surface of the housing when the housing is received, with the spring clamp attached thereto, within said opening in the panel; said inner section including a finger-engageable element spring-biased to a locking position for locking the housing onto the panel, but engageable by a user's finger to move the spring clamp to a releasing position releasing the housing for movement within the panel to a locking or releasing position with respect to the housing; wherein said outer section includes: an outer wall formed with a pair of parallel, spaced arms joined together at their opposite ends to define a closed slot; an elastic arm integrally joined at one end to one end of said outer section and of the same width as said closed slot; a first coupling the opposite end of said elastic arm to one end of said inner section; and a second coupling the opposite end of said inner section to the opposite end of said outer section.