Patent ID: 7116559

Claim:
A snap-in cluster attachment for attaching the lower edge of a cluster housing to, and aligning said cluster housing within, an IP retainer, and allowing connections to the rear of the cluster housing before final positioning and attachment within said IP retainer without requiring IP retainer guide channels and corresponding cluster guides, by snapping the at least one mounting pin on the lower edge of the cluster housing into place in the corresponding at least one IP retainer opening having mounting pin retaining members located therein comprising: a) at least one attachment member fixedly attached to the lower edge of the cluster housing, said attachment member comprising a body having two ends and two sides wherein one end is attached to the lower edge of the cluster housing and the other end terminates in a mounting pin oriented perpendicular to the sides of the attachment member; and b) at least one corresponding opening in the IP retainer having mounting pin retaining members, at least one of said retaining members being positioned in opposition to the rest of said retaining members disposed therein for receiving, aligning, and holding the mounting pin of the at least one attachment member.