Mounting assembly
First Claim
1. A mounting arrangement for mounting a housing having an outer wall on a structural support member, said arrangement comprising:
- first and second spaced-apart support brackets on said structural support member;
first and second spaced-apart attachment lugs on said outer wall of said housing for slidably engaging said first and said second support brackets, respectively;
retaining means on said supporting member;
latch means comprising a pair of opposing interlocking movable latch members hingedly attached to said outer wall of said housing and defining therebetween a channel for engaging said retaining means; and
each of said interlocking latch members is operable to disengage both of said latch members from said retaining means in response to an external force on either of said latch members, whereby said retaining means is disengaged from said latch means by operation of either of said latch members to allow sliding movement of said housing in opposite directions on said support brackets.
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Abstract
An electrical junction block housing is mounted on a structural member in a raceway by means of spaced-apart L-shaped mounting brackets and a retaining tab integral to a support plate. The housing is provided with L-shaped attachment lugs for slidably engaging the support brackets. A latching device engaging the retaining tab is used to maintain the housing in position relative to the support bracket. The latching device includes a pair of opposing interlocking members hingedly attached to the housing allowing the housing to be inserted and removed from either side of the structural member. The opposing interlocking members, which define a channel between them for engaging the retaining tab, include a cooperating tongue on one of the interlocking members and groove on the other of the interlocking members. A force exerted on either of the interlocking members in the direction of the housing causes both interlocking members to move in the direction of the housing, thereby disengaging both members from the retaining tab and allowing the junction block housing to be removed in the direction of the interlocking member on which the force was exerted. The interlocking members are made of a resilient plastic material, providing a returning force on the hinged members in the direction of the retaining tab.
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15 Claims
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1. A mounting arrangement for mounting a housing having an outer wall on a structural support member, said arrangement comprising:
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first and second spaced-apart support brackets on said structural support member; first and second spaced-apart attachment lugs on said outer wall of said housing for slidably engaging said first and said second support brackets, respectively; retaining means on said supporting member; latch means comprising a pair of opposing interlocking movable latch members hingedly attached to said outer wall of said housing and defining therebetween a channel for engaging said retaining means; and each of said interlocking latch members is operable to disengage both of said latch members from said retaining means in response to an external force on either of said latch members, whereby said retaining means is disengaged from said latch means by operation of either of said latch members to allow sliding movement of said housing in opposite directions on said support brackets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electrical junction block housing adapted for attachment to a support structure, comprising an outer wall and a pair of spaced-apart, substantially L-shaped attachment lugs extending outwardly from said outer wall for slidably engaging corresponding support brackets;
latch means disposed between said attachment lugs and comprising a pair of opposing interlocking movable latch members defining therebetween a channel for engagement with a retaining member, said latch members hingedly attached to said outer wall and movable with respect to said outer wall, wherein movement of one of said latch members toward said outer wall causes movement of both of said latch members toward said outer wall for disengaging said defined channel from a retaining member. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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