Panel with cover plates - has V=shaped spring integral with locking strip acting against guide-stop on baseplate

摘要

The locking strip (9) is freed by sliding against spring action, the spring (12) being integral with it and acting against a stop on the baseplate. The stop can be formed by one of the guides on the baseplate, and the spring can be V-shaped, with one arm extending from the strip, and a second arm extending back fro m it towards the strip and with a free end. It can be compressed by the respective cover plate when the hooked portion is inserted in the latter. ADVANTAGE - Simplicity of construction and handling.