Patent ID: 7092176

Claim:
A designation lens for use with an electronic switching module having a connector, the connector being accessible on or through an outer surface of the module and the outer surface having mounting slots located adjacent to the connector, the outer surface of the module having a width, the lens comprising: a first side and an opposing, spaced apart second side; a first end and an opposing, spaced apart second end; a front face and a rear face extending from the first side to the second side and from the first end to the second end; a first rear wall and a second rear wall extending rearward from the rear face along the first and second sides, respectively, and defining first and second rear mounting flats, respectively; mounting tabs extending rearward from the rear mounting flats; the rear face, the first and second rear walls, and outer surface of the module cooperating to define a space for receiving an indicia related to the connector; the lens being formed of a transparent material to allow the indicia within the space to be seen through the lens; the lens being sized so that when mounted to the surface it is approximately the same width as the outer surface.