Patent ID: 7758368

Claim:
An electronic device adapted to be secured to a DIN rail, the DIN rail having a first flange and a second flange, the electronic device comprising: a housing having a rear surface and a mounting recess formed within the rear surface, the mounting recess configured to accommodate the DIN rail; a rigid latch disposed near the mounting recess such that the rigid latch is positioned to engage the first flange of the DIN rail when the DIN rail is disposed within the mounting recess; a flexible latch integrally molded within the housing, the flexible latch disposed near the mounting recess such that the flexible latch is positioned to engage the second flange of the DIN rail when the DIN rail is disposed within the mounting recess; wherein the flexible latch is configured to be sufficiently deflectable by movement of the electronic device relative to the DIN rail to permit the electronic device to be moved sufficiently far relative to the DIN rail to disengage the rigid latch from the first flange of the DIN rail; and wherein the flexible latch comprises a U-shaped and/or a C-shaped cross-sectional profile, and further comprises, in cross-section, a first segment at least substantially perpendicular to the rear surface, an adjoining second segment that is at least substantially perpendicular to the first segment and parallel to the rear surface, and a third section that is at least substantially perpendicular to the second segment and at least substantially parallel to the first segment.