Patent ID: 6733344
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H02B

Abstract:
A housing for an electronic device for removable mounting onto a mounting rail having an edge, the housing comprising:a locking element for locking the housing onto the mounting rail, said locking element positioned at an underside of the housing, the locking element being movable from a first position wherein the housing is locked onto the mounting rail to a second position wherein the housing can be lifted off the mounting rail; and a retaining element for selectively maintaining the locking element in the second position, said retaining element including a spring section extending substantially parallel to the locking element and a retaining section extending substantially perpendicularly to the locking element, said spring section being deflected against an inherent spring force when said locking element is in the first position and relaxed when said locking element is in the second position, a lower edge of the retaining section resting on the edge of the mounting rail when the locking element is in the first position, said retaining section being positioned substantially perpendicular to the locking element and in front of one end of the locking element when the locking element is in the second position, whereby the locking element is fixed in the second position.