Patent ID: 8876496

Claim:
A compressor assembly comprising: a housing that is annular and surrounds a central housing axis; a compressor housed in the housing; a terminal box; and a first stud coupling the terminal box with the housing, the first stud defining a first central axis; wherein the central axis of the stud does not intersect the longitudinal central axis of the housing; a second stud coupling the terminal box with the housing, the second stud defining a second central axis; wherein central axis of the second stud does not intersect the longitudinal central axis of the housing, and wherein the first stud and the second stud are offset horizontally and vertically relative to one another; and an external block and a protection module positioned within the terminal box; wherein the first stud is arranged in a first plane that extends between the external block and the protection module; and wherein the second stud is located in a second plane parallel and non-coextensive with the first plane, the first and second planes being vertical and including the first central axis and the second central axis respectively.