Interconnection arrangement having mortise and tenon connection features
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1. An interconnection system, comprising:
- a housing having multiple exterior surfaces, the housing being configured to receive an electrical device therein, a plurality of the multiple exterior surfaces each having at least one mortise connection feature formed therein which is configured to receive a tenon associated with an accessory and to connect the accessory to the housing.
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Abstract
An interconnection arrangement features a housing having multiple exterior surfaces. The housing is configured to receive an electrical device therein and has a plurality of the multiple exterior surfaces each having at least one mortise connection feature formed therein which is configured to receive a tenon associated with an accessory and to connect the accessory to the housing.
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1. An interconnection system, comprising:
- a housing having multiple exterior surfaces, the housing being configured to receive an electrical device therein, a plurality of the multiple exterior surfaces each having at least one mortise connection feature formed therein which is configured to receive a tenon associated with an accessory and to connect the accessory to the housing.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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17. An interconnection system, comprising:
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a housing having multiple exterior surfaces, the housing being configured to enclose an electrical device;
a plurality of shaped mortise connection features, one or more of the connection features being formed in selected exterior surfaces of the housing, the connection features being configured to receive a shaped tenon associated with an accessory; and
a plurality of accessories each having a shaped tenon receivable in a selected one of the plurality of connection features in an accessory connecting manner. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An interconnection arrangement comprising:
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an elongate housing having two side walls and a bottom wall; and
at least one dovetail mortise formed in each of the two side walls and in the bottom wall, each dovetail mortise having essentially the same dimensions and each configured to connectively engage with a dovetail tenon associated with an accessory. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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