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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2000
John M. Landis, Camp Hill, PA (US);
David J. Fabian, Mt. Joy, PA (US);
Rudolf Kraemer, Lautertal, DE;
Christian Schrettlinger, Bensheim, DE;
Douglas A. Lostoski, Richfield, OH (US);
The Whitaker Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A mounting system for electrical modules ( ) having a housing ( ) with a rail mounting face ( ) including a rail receiving recess ( ), includes a pair of spring loaded rail engaging clamps ( ) disposed on the mounting face ( ) and movable between a first or latched position and a second or open position. Each clamp ( ) includes a body portion ( ) having a spring receiving cavity ( ), a base ( ) extending outwardly from a lower edge of the body portion in one direction and a rail engaging arm ( ) extending outwardly from an upper edge of the body portion and in a direction opposite to the base. The body portion ( ) includes a wall ( ) extending at an angle from the base to the arm and defining a rail latching surface ( ). A partially compressed spring disposed ( ) in the cavity ( ) exerts a selected force to hold the clamps ( ) in the latched position.