Housing for electrical apparatus or the like

Claim 1

A HOUSING FOR CONTAINING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL SUB-ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING: (A) AN UPPER CABINET HAVING OPEN FRONT AND BOTTOM SIDES INTO WHICH AT LEAST ONE MODULE MAY BE FITTED; (B) A LOWER CABINET HAVING OPEN TOP AND FRONT SIDES INTO WHICH AT LEAST ONE MODULE MAY BE FITTED, SAID LOWER CABINET BEING OF THE SAME WIDTH AND DEPTH AS SAID UPPER CABINET; (C) A CONTINUOUS PLEXUS MEMBER OF U SHAPED CROSS SECTION BEING OF WIDTH AND DEPTH SUFFICIENT TO EXTEND BEYOND THE WIDTH AND DEPTH OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER CABINETS, BUT FOLLOW THE CONTOURS THEREOF, SAID MEMBER HAVING THE OPEN PORTION OF SAID U SHAPED CROSS SECTION FACING INWARDLY AT RIGHT ANGLES TO SAID UPPER AND LOWER CABINET SIDES; (D) A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ATTACHED TO SAID PLEXUS MEMBER FOR ENGAGING SAID MODULES OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER CABINETS INCLUDING CONDUCTORS PROVIDING EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS THERETO; (E) AND RELEASABLE FASTENERS FOR FASTENING SAID PLEXUS MEMBER BETWEEN SAID UPPER AND LOWER CABINETS TO FORM AN INTEGRAL HOUSING FOR SAID PLURALITY OF MODULES.