Patent ID: 7803015

Claim:
A relay apparatus comprising a relay socket and a relay; the relay comprising a plurality of holes; and the relay socket comprising an opening for insertion of the relay into the opening, and a plurality of flexible integral locking members for attaching and locking the relay socket to the holes of the relay without the use of attachment hardware; wherein each flexible integral locking member comprises two wider portions and two respective narrow portions which are more narrow than their respective wider portions, and one of the two wider portions or one of the two narrow portions is conically shaped; and wherein one of the two wider portions of each flexible integral locking member is wider than the holes of the relay so that when the flexible integral locking members are extended through the respective holes of the relay, the one wider portion of each flexible integral locking member is adapted to compress upon entry into the respective hole of the relay and to then expand after passing through the respective hole of the relay in order to attach and lock the relay socket to the relay, and wherein the other wider portion of each flexible locking member is wider than holes of a structure surface so that when the flexible integral locking members are extended through the holes of the structure surface, the other wider portion of each flexible integral locking member is adapted to compress upon entry into the respective hole of the structure surface and to then expand after passing through the respective hole of the structure surface in order to attach and lock the relay socket to the structure surface.