Patent ID: 6854895

Claim:
A media converter housing comprising: a front section having a first compartment configured to house a printed circuit board for converting signals from one protocol to another; and a rear section having a second compartment configured to house a portion of an optical termination, the rear section having an external shape configured to fit in a wall outlet receptacle so that when the media converter is mounted in a wall outlet receptacle, the front section protrudes from the wall outlet receptacle; and a pair of spring arms on opposite exterior surfaces of the rear section, wherein each spring arm comprises: a hinge point and an end opposite the hinge point, wherein the hinge point is attached to the rear section, at an end of the rear section opposite the front section, such that the end of the spring arm opposite the hinge point extends toward the front section; and an exterior surface that, from the hinge point toward the end of the spring arm opposite the hinge point, diverges away from the rear section, and wherein in at least one location along the exterior surface of the spring arm, the exterior surface converges toward the rear section, creating a protrusion on the exterior surface of the spring arm.