Patent ID: 7241171

Claim:
An assembly for holding an electrical component in a wall having a hole, said assembly comprising: a first component configured for attachment to the wall and to cover the hole on one side of the wall, said first component having a latch, said first component including a protuberance configured for mating engagement with a first notch in the wall to ensure proper alignment of said first component with the wall when positioning said first component with respect to the wall so as to be able to attach said first component to the wall and said protuberance being further configured for mating engagement with a second notch in the wall when said first component is securely attached to the wall; a peripheral skirt surrounding said first component for engaging the wall and covering the hole on the one side of the wall; a plurality of bosses in said first component for receiving first electrical terminals said bosses being open to an opposite side of the wall, and said bosses being situated on said first component such that said latch is positioned between said bosses; a second component including a base configured for attachment to the first component and to cover the hole from a second side of the wall, said second component further including a plurality of terminal slots configured for holding second electrical terminals for electrically coupling with said first electrical terminals, said second component defining an aperture for receiving and engaging said latch for securing said second component to said first component, said base having baffles on opposite sides of said aperture such that said second electrical terminals are disposed outwardly of said baffles relative to said aperture such that each baffle is positioned between said aperture and an associated terminal slot; and a second component skirt for engaging the wall on a side opposite the side engaged by said skirt of said first component.