Patent ID: 6301096
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: F21V,H05K

Abstract:
An enclosure for an electrical assembly comprising:a base unit, anda cover unit, in an attached condition the base unit and the cover unit having respective exterior surfaces, the base unit and cover unit being assembled by relative movement in a direction of assembly,wherein the cover unit comprises one or more outwardly extending protrusions that are configured to facilitate an attachment of the cover unit to the base unit, and to encumber a detachment of the cover unit from the base unit,the base unit being U-shaped and having sidewalls and one or more receptacles in the sidewalls for the one or more protrusions to facilitate the attachment and encumber the detachment and permit the detachment by moving the sidewalls outwardly, andat least one of the base unit and the cover unit are configured such that an application of force inwardly at one or more pressure points on the exterior surface of at least one of the base unit and the cover unit facilitates the detachment of the cover unit from the base unit.