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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
Eric Bardy, Linars, FR;
Schneider Electric SA, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrical control or signaling apparatus such as a push-button or indicator lamp consisting of a tubular body (12) which can be inserted into an aperture in a surface (13) and capable of fitting, using locking means (24), to a base (2) designed to receive at least one electrical unit (4) and comprising fastening means (3) acting on the inner side of the surface and characterized by the fact that the base (2) fits onto the tubular body (12) to which it is fastened by a sliding lock (24) and fastening means (3) consisting of a pivoting yoke (3) provided with two anchoring forks (33,34) mounted on hinges (35-221) to the base so that their free ends lie on either side of the movable section (25) of the lock (24), said yoke bearing a tightening screw (31).