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US 6,320,761 B1Granted
Fastening device for a housing
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorWilly Sabisch
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Abstract
An attachment device for a housing is provided which is suitable for snapping onto a hat rail which is attached to a plate, and allows screw attachment to a plate. The housing base has a bevelled area on one side of a snap-action device and, in this area, screw eyelets are intgrated in a spacer which is arranged resiliently on the housing base. Said spacer is supported on the plate when screwed together.
Claims1
An attachment device for a housing, comprising:
- a snap-action device for snapping onto a hat rail;
- and
- screw eyelets formed integrally on a base of the housing for attachment to a plate, an underside of the base of the housing having a bevelled area with an inside edge and an outside edge at least on one side of the snap-action device, wherein, in a fitted position of the housing, the outside edge is a greater distance from a plane of the plate than the inside edge, the screw eyelets being integrated in a spacer which is resiliently arranged on the base of the housing, the screw eyelets further being supported on the plate when the plate is screwed to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.