Junction assembly and wiring device therefor
First Claim
1. A wiring device for a junction assembly, said junction assembly comprising a housing having at least one wall, said at least one wall having a number of slots or recesses, said wiring device comprising:
- a body; and
at least one mounting member coupled to said body, said at least one mounting member comprising a base, a side portion extending from said base, and a protrusion extending from said side portion away from said body,wherein said at least one mounting member moves between an extended position corresponding to said protrusion extending into a corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses in order to removably couple said body to said housing without a separate fastener, and a retracted position corresponding to said protrusion not extending into said corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses, thereby releasing said body from said housing.
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Abstract
A wiring device is for a junction assembly. The junction assembly includes a housing. The wiring device includes a body at least partially extending into the housing, and at least one mounting member coupled to the body and including a number of protrusions extending away from the body. The mounting member moves between an extended position and a retracted position. When the mounting member is in the extended position, the mounting member maintains the body in a predetermined position with respect to the housing. Responsive to the mounting member moving from the extended position toward the retracted position, the protrusions move toward the body, thereby releasing the body from the housing.
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17 Claims
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1. A wiring device for a junction assembly, said junction assembly comprising a housing having at least one wall, said at least one wall having a number of slots or recesses, said wiring device comprising:
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a body; and at least one mounting member coupled to said body, said at least one mounting member comprising a base, a side portion extending from said base, and a protrusion extending from said side portion away from said body, wherein said at least one mounting member moves between an extended position corresponding to said protrusion extending into a corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses in order to removably couple said body to said housing without a separate fastener, and a retracted position corresponding to said protrusion not extending into said corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses, thereby releasing said body from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A junction assembly comprising:
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a housing having a first wall and a second -will disposed opposite said first wall, each of said first wall and said second wail having a number of slots or recesses; and a wiring device comprising; a body, and a first mounting member and a second mounting member each coupled to said body, each of said first mounting member and said second mounting member comprising a base, a side portion extending from said base, and a protrusion extending from said side portion away from said body, wherein said first mounting member moves between an extended position corresponding to said protrusion of said first mounting member extending into a corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses of said first wall in order to removably couple said body to said housing without a separate fastener, and a retracted position corresponding to said protrusion of said first mounting member not extending into said corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses of said first wall, thereby releasing said body from said housing, and wherein said second mounting member moves between an extended position corresponding to said protrusion of said second mounting member extending into a corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses of said second wall in order to removably couple said body to said housing without a separate fastener, and a retracted position corresponding to said protrusion of said second mounting member not extending into said corresponding one of said number of slots or recesses of said second wall, thereby releasing, said body from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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