Control device mounting means and parts therefor

Claim 2

In the combination of a control device having a threaded cap telescoped through a mounting opening in a control panel and being secured thereto by a nut threaded on said cap and disposed against one side of said panel and means carried by said cap and disposed against the other side of said panel, the improvement wherein said means comprises a substantially flat plate spanning said opening of said panel and having a bayonet opening passing therethrough and aligned with said opening of said panel, said plate having a plurality of spaced apart tabs extending therefrom into said opening of said panel, said tabs being disposed outboard of said bayonet opening said cap having a bayonet portion extending completely through said bayonet opening and cooperating with said bayonet opening to lock said cap and plate together.

Claim 3

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said opening of said panel defines a substantially circular edge, said panel having a locating notch intersecting with said edge, said plate having one of said tabs disposed in said notch and the other of said tabs engaging said edge whereby said tabs orient said plate in said opening of said panel.

Claim 4

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said plate provides a dial face for said control device.

Claim 5

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said plate has a notch that joins with said bayonet opening said cap having a tab received in said notch to orient said cap relative to said bayonet opening.

Claim 6

A combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said bayonet portion of said cap has a plurality of spaced apart tongues radiating therefrom.

Claim 7

A combination as set forth in claim 5 wherein said plate has a plurality of spaced apart tongues radiating inwardly into said bayonet opening thereof whereby said tongues of said plate and said cap cooperate together to lock said plate and cap together.

Claim 8

In a fastening means for a combination of a control device having a threaded cap telescoped through a mounting opening in a control panel and being secured thereto by a nut threaded on said cap and disposed against one side of said panel and said fastening means carried by said cap and disposed against the other side of said panel, the improvement wherein said fastening means comprises a substantially flat plate adapted to span said opening of said panel and having a bayonet opening passing therethrough and being adapted to be aligned with said opening of said panel and cooperate with a bayonet portion of said cap that extends completely through said bayonet opening to lock said cap and plate together wherein said plate has a plurality of tabs extending therefrom and adapted to extend into said opening of said panel.

Claim 9

In a fastening means for a combination of a control device having a threaded cap telescoped through a mounting opening in a control panel and being secured thereto by a nut threaded on said cap and disposed against one side of said panel and said fastening means carried by said cap and disposed against the other side of said panel, the improvement wherein said fastening means comprises a substantially flat plate adapted to span said opening of said panel and having a bayonet opening passing therethrough and being adapted to be aligned with said opening of said panel and cooperate with a bayonet portion of said cap that extends completely through said bayonet opening to lock said cap and plate together wherein said plate has a plurality of tabs extending therefrom and adapted to extend into said opening of said panel.

Claim 10

A fastening means as set forth in claim 7 wherein said opening of said panel defines a substantially circular edge and said panel has a locating notch intersecting with said edge, said plate having one of said tabs adapted to be disposed in said notch and the other of said tabs adapted to engage said edge whereby said tabs are adapted to orient said plate in said opening of said panel.

Claim 11

A fastening means as set forth in claim 7 wherein said plate provides a dial face for said control device.

Claim 12

A fastening means as set forth in claim 7 wherein said plate has a notch that joins with said bayonet opening whereby said notch is adapted to receive a tab of said cap to orient said cap.