Din rail mounting bracket
AssigneeSquare D Company
InventorRonald K. Bales
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus for adapting an electronic or electrical device enclosure for mounting on a DIN mounting rail having two opposed outwardly extending flanges. The apparatus comprises a DIN mounting rail bracket having provisions for attaching to the enclosure of the electrical or electronic device. The mounting rail bracket is provided with a hook for receiving a portion of one of the outwardly extending flanges of the DIN rail. The mounting rail bracket is also provided with a selectively operable locking and releasing mechanism opposite the hook for locking onto and releasing from a portion of the other outwardly extending flange of the DIN rail.
Claims7
An apparatus for adapting an electrical or electronic device enclosure to be mounted on a DIN rail having two opposed outwardly extending flanges, said apparatus comprising:
- a bracket, generally rectangular in shape, having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end generally parallel to and spaced apart from said first end, at least one mounting flange having apertures therein for receiving means for attaching to the electrical or electronic device enclosure, and means for rotatively attaching to the DIN rail and means for selectively releasing from the DIN rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.