Attachment for use with a reciprocating compressor

Claim 1

IN A RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR HAVING A HOUSING WITH COMPRESSION MEANS INCLUDING A DRIVE MOTOR THEREIN, AND SWITCH MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE DRIVE MOTOR TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRIC POWER, THE COMBINATION OF A MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY ATTACHED TO SAID HOUSING HAVING SPACED MOUNTING ELEMENTS EXTENDING IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION, A PORTION OF SAID MEMBER BETWEEN SAID ELEMENTS BEING FORMED TO EXTEND IN AN OUTWARD DIRECTION, AND AN ENCLOSURE FOR SAID SWITCH MEANS HAVING A RESILIENT WALL ADAPTED TO ABUT SAID MEMBER OUTWARDLY FORMED PORTION, SAID ENCLOSURE HAVING MOUNTING OPENINGS THEREIN FOR RECEIVING SAID MEMBER MOUNTING ELEMENTS SO THAT BENDING OF SAID MEMBER MOUNTING ELEMENTS INTO CONTACT WITH SAID ENCLOSURE FORCES SAID ENCLOSURE IN AN INWARD DIRECTION TO ATTACH SAID ENCLOSURE TO THE COMPRESSOR HOUSING, ENGAGEMENT OF SAID ENCLOSURE RESILIENT WALL WITH SAID MEMBER OUTWARDLY FORMED PORTION CAUSING SAID RESILIENT WALL TO ARC.