Patent ID: 6266250
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: H02B,H05K

Abstract:
Apparatus for mounting an electronic component to a wall of a structure such as a home or an office, comprising:a support panel, the support panel including a grid of holes therein, the grid being formed to have a pair of columns of the holes, the columns being spaced apart by a selected distance and the holes in each of the columns being spaced apart by a predetermined interval;means for mounting the support panel to the wall, the support panel being formed such that the grid is spaced apart from the wall when the support panel is mounted thereto;a module formed generally as a plate such that an electronic component may be mounted thereto, the module including:a pair of hooks extending from a first edge thereof, the hooks being spaced apart by the column spacing such that the hooks may be arranged to extend through corresponding first and second holes in the grid;a locking pin extending from the module such that the locking pin extends into a corresponding third hole in the grid to restrain the module against movement parallel to the support panel; andthe module further including a hole that is aligned with a fourth hole in the grid when the hooks and locking pin are in their respective holes; anda snap latch configured for insertion into the hole and through the fourth hole in the grid, the snap latch being arranged to restrain the module against movement away from the support panel.