Methods and apparatus for mounting devices
AssigneeExtreme Broadband Engineering, LLC
InventorsRobert L. Romerein, Brian J. Shapson, Jay F. Shapson
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Abstract
A device mounting apparatus includes a mounting base portion having a plurality of opposing pairs of rails. The mounting base portion is adapted for mounting on a support structure. The apparatus further includes a mounting tab affixed to a device for snap in mounting between a pair of rails, whereby the device is captively retained on the mounting base portion, and can be disengaged therefrom by snapping the mounting tabs out of the associated pairs of rails.
Claims12
Apparatus for mounting each one of a plurality of electrical devices in a selected fixed location, respectively, said devices requiring electrical cables to be attached thereto, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing having an interior bottom portion providing a planar mounting base for securing said electrical devices thereon;
- said plurality of devices each including at least one mounting tab for securing said devices onto said mounting base;
- said mounting base including therein a plurality of spaced apart elongated mounting slots extending between opposing sidewall of said housing, for receiving screws to secure the mounting tabs of said plurality of devices to said mounting base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.