Patent ID: 8690588

Claim:
A junction box assembly comprising: a housing member including: a housing surface; a component receptacle having a pair of opposing sidewalls coupled to the housing surface, each sidewall having a locking opening disposed therein and each locking opening defining a locking surface; and a post arranged within the component receptacle and extending from the housing surface for a predetermined distance to a post surface; and an electrical component received in the component receptacle, the electrical component having a component surface adjacent the post surface and a barb received in each locking opening, the post applies a force to the electrical component to the electrical component for retaining the barb against the locking surface; wherein the post is integrally formed with the housing surface wherein contact between the electrical component and the post surface resiliently deflects at least one of the housing surface and the post; wherein the housing surface biases the post against the electrical component when the at least one of the housing surface and the post is resiliently deflected due to contact between the electrical component and the post surface; and wherein the housing surface deflects the electrical component away from the component receptacle at a distance of approximately 0.5 mm in at least one location when contact is made between the electrical component and the post surface.