Patent ID: 8014168

Claim:
A rail adapter for connecting an electrical component to a mounting rail having two spaced elongate mounting flanges on either side of an elongate middle portion, the rail adapter comprising: a back plate comprising: a fixed rail mounting feature configured to engage a first of the two mounting flanges to connect the first mounting flange to the back plate; one or more spring clip mounting features; and a spring stop; and a wire spring clip moveably retained in the one or more spring clip mounting features and configured to be moved relative to the back plate between an engagement position in which the wire spring clip captures a second of the two mounting flanges between the wire spring clip and the back plate and a release position in which the wire spring clip is released from the second mounting flange, the wire spring clip comprising a length of wire shaped to form: a connection portion configured to capture the second mounting flange against the back plate when the wire spring clip is in the engagement position; and a spring portion configured to co-act with the one or more spring stop features to urge the wire spring clip towards the engagement position.