Patent · US Active

Device housing with fastener nesting provision

US9591772B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
4References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 14, 2014
Grant dateMar 7, 2017
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 28, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K5/0217
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrical unit includes a mounting portion, which can define, in part, an interior region. The mounting portion includes a plurality of item clamping elements. The elements are displaced from one another to releasably support an item within the interior region. Items can be selected from a class that includes at least fasteners, wall anchors, and cable ties. First and second mounting holes are provided, wherein a retainer or wall anchor can be removed from a respective clamping element and used to attach the unit to a selected mounting surface.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.