Patent ID: 8110766
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H01H,H02B

Abstract:
1. A switch attachment assembly for facilitating installation and removal of a switch from a panel comprising: a bezel configured to be integrated into said panel, said bezel comprising a circular aperture; and a cylindrical switch housing configured to support said switch, said housing sized to be received through said aperture; wherein said aperture and said housing comprise complementary flanges to limit axial movement of said housing through said aperture, said assembly further comprising a resilient member interposed between said flanges; wherein one of said bezel and said housing comprises a profiled portion, and the other of said bezel and said housing comprises at least one protrusion to interact with said profiled portion during rotation of said housing, when said housing is inserted into said aperture, to secure said housing in said bezel; wherein said resilient member stabilizes said housing with respect to said bezel when secured in said bezel.