Patent ID: 6398594
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical wiring device housing, comprising:a first section having a first wall, a first side wall extending from said first wall, and a connecting unit extending from said first side wall, said connecting unit having a connecting wall that has a normally substantially planar configuration and is spaced from said first side wall, a first member connecting said connecting wall to said first side wall and having a normally substantially planar configuration and an end wall that is adjacent said connecting wall and said first member; and a second section having a second wall, a second side wall extending from said second wall, and a post extending from said second wall and having a barb at the distal end thereof, said barb having first and second protrusions extending outwardly relative to said post, said barb adapted to pass between said connecting wall, said first member and said first side wall and said first and second protrusions engage said end wall of said connecting unit adjacent said connecting wall and said first member; said first side wall remaining substantially stationary while at least a portion of said connecting wall flexes away from said first side wall and at least a portion of said first member flexes outwardly when said barb passes therebetween, said first and second protrusions contacting said connecting wall and said first member, respectively, causing said flexing and said connecting wall and said first member returning to said normally substantially planar configurations when said barb engages said end wall.