Patent ID: 7938690

Claim:
A mounting plate, comprising: a first fixing device for an electrical device; and a second fixing device for a top-hat shaped mounting rail having a first offset support flange and a second offset support flange, the second fixing device including: a first holder and a second holder each having a contact portion and each being disposed mirror-symmetrically about a longitudinal axis of the mounting plate on a rear surface of the mounting plate; an abutment opposite the first and second holders, the abutment being slideable relative to the holders along a longitudinal direction of the mounting plate; and a metal projection disposed at a distance from the first and second holders with respect to the longitudinal direction and centrally with respect to a width of the mounting plate on the rear surface of the mounting plate and configured to clamp at least one of the first and second offset support flanges against the contact portions of the first and second holders, the projection being configured to deform upon a clamping of the at least one of the offset support flanges.