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US 3,938,141 AGranted
Snap-on housing adapted for panel mounting of transducer
AssigneeGeneral Signal Corporation
InventorJacob Neuhof
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Abstract
A housing for a horn or like electro-acoustic element is provided, including a cover which will snap on the horn or the like by the application of slight pressure; however, removal of such cover from the horn requires significantly greater effort. Accordingly, a firm and long-lasting panel mounting is enabled.
Claims9
A housing for an electrical component, said component having a flange-like portion at its periphery, comprising:
- a cover having a series of resilient axially extending, spaced fingers or tabs at the periphery thereof;
- each of said fingers having a convex leading portion and an abutting groove at its inner surface, the grooves together receiving the flange-like portion at the periphery of the electrical component;
- a back-end bracket having a like series of resilient axially extending, spaced fingers, as defined above, which likewise receive the flange-like portion at the periphery of said component and which fit between the fingers on said cover such that a complete housing is provided and said component is firmly retained inside said housing.
An electrical component housing adapted to be mounted on a panel or the like, said component having a flange-like portion at its periphery, comprising:
- a cover having a series of resilient, axially extending, spaced fingers or tabs at the rim thereof;
- said fingers having arcuate sections located at the free ends of said fingers, said sections including respective convex leading portions and grooves on their inner surfaces for receiving said flange-like portion at the periphery of said component, thereby firmly retaining the electrical component;
- a threaded boss extending axially at the front of said cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.