Snap-on one pair block and frames therefor

Claim 1

A mounting frame for a plurality of juxtaposed electrical terminal blocks, each of which has a substantially rectangular body with a locating boss projecting forwardly from the base of the body and with the top of the body being provided with a recess having a forwardly and upwardly slanting ramp and a downwardly stepped front portion defining a vertical face at the front end of said ramp ; said mounting frame comprising a horizontally elongated vertical plate, a base flange provided at the lower edge of said plate and projecting forwardly therefrom, an upstanding lip provided at the forward edge of said base flange, said lip being formed intermediate the ends thereof with an upwardly open locating space whereby a terminal block may be positioned on said base flange between said vertical plate and said lip with the boss of the block located in said space, and a resilient detent of an inverted J-shaped form projecting upwardly and forwardly from the upper edge of said vertical plate, said detent including a downturned free end portion which is snapfittingly engageable over the ramp of a block body recess to abut the block face at the front end of the ramp to removably retain the block in position on said frame.