Patent ID: 8147257

Claim:
A mounting arrangement for mounting electrical and mechanical components on a support body, comprising: (a) a generally-rectangular support body ( 1 ; 101 ) formed from electrically-insulating synthetic plastic material having a horizontal base portion ( 2 ; 102 ), and a horizontal upper surface containing at least one longitudinally-extending groove ( 6 ) that defines in said support body first and second longitudinally-extending vertical walls ( 3 , 5 ) that extend upwardly from said base portion, said first vertical wall ( 3 ) including: (1) a vertical portion ( 3 a ) having an upper end; and (2) at least one integral horizontal portion ( 3 b ) extending from said vertical portion upper end partially into said groove, thereby to define an overhang that extends over a given vertical wall ( 6 c ) of said groove; (b) a generally-rectangular first component ( 34 ) arranged transversely above said support body and said groove, said component including a housing having a bottom surface ( 34 a ) seated on said support body horizontal upper surface; and (c) connecting means extending from said component into said groove for connecting said component with said support body, said connecting means including: (1) a first connector element ( 17 ) mounted on said given groove vertical side wall surface ( 6 c ) located beneath said overhang; and (2) a second connector element ( 43 ) connected with said component housing bottom surface, said first component being initially displaceable downwardly from a separated position relative to said support body toward an initial inserted position mounted on said support body top surface with said second connector element extending into said groove toward an initial inserted position opposite and spaced from said first connector element, said first component being subsequently displaceable horizontally transversely of said body member from said inserted position toward a connected position adjacent said first vertical wall in which second connector element is connected with said first connector element.