Fastening device for a switch
AssigneeITT Industries, Inc.
InventorsJakob Botz, Rolf Feger, Erich Mutschler, Hubert Spazierer, Adam Weber
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Abstract
A fastening device which permits snap-in assembly of a switch to a panel or receiving member includes a resilient latching member connected to the switch housing and adapted to engage a shoulder of the receiving member. A second resilient member serves to urge the resilient latching member into contact with the shoulder. In one embodiment of the invention, the switch housing is inserted into a receiving portion of a control panel and a connector carries at least one resilient latching member adapted to engage a shoulder on the receiving portion. In this embodiment, the connector and panel cooperate to retain the switch.
Claims4
A fastening device for a switching housing comprising:
- a receiving member comprising a cavity adapted to receive said switch housing, said cavity having a side wall forming a limiting surface for limiting lateral movement of said switch housing, and an end wall perpendicular to said side wall, said side wall having shoulder portions;
- a second member disposed opposite said end wall and adapted to engage one end of said housing, said second member including resilient holding elements each including a portion adapted to engage one of said shoulder portions, each of said resilient holding elements urging its said portion in a first direction into engagement with one of said shoulder portions;
- and at least one resilient second element disposed between said switch housing and one of said receiving member or said second member for urging said portion in a second direction into engagement with said shoulder, said second direction being substantially perpendicular to said first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.