Receptacles – Outlet or junction box type – Sectional receptacle
Patent
1990-05-01
1991-02-19
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Outlet or junction box type
Sectional receptacle
174 58, 2482214, H02G 308
Patent
active
049935763
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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