Patent ID: 6492590
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H01F,H01R,H02G

Abstract:
An enclosure comprising:first and second casing members, each of said casing members having a mating flange formed thereon, said mating flanges engaging one another to releasably lock said first casing member to said second casing member, said first and second casing members defining an interior space, said interior space being adapted to receive, retain and protect an electrical device, a slot being defined along said mating flange of said second casing member, said slot corresponding to and receivingly engaging a rib formed on said mating flange of said first casing member for releasably locking said first and second casing members together and releasably sealing said first and second casing members to one another, an opening being defined between said first and second casing members, at least one circumferential slot being defined along a side wall of said opening; a plurality of support ribs formed on an inner surface of each of said first and second casing members for supporting and retaining an electrical device; and a cable retainer adapted to retain a cable, said cable retainer having cable ribs formed thereon, said cable ribs receiving and engaging said circumferential slot of said opening for attaching said cable retainer to said first and second casing members and for preventing liquid leakage into said enclosure.