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An assembly for mounting a device in a control panel. The assembly includes a flanged housing and a collar. The collar has a forwardly and inwardly open recess which receives the flange of the housing to allow flush rear mounting of the assembly on a control panel and attachment means for such mount

An assembly for mounting a device in a control panel. The assembly includes a flanged housing and a collar. The collar has a forwardly and inwardly open recess which receives the flange of the housing to allow flush rear mounting of the assembly on a control panel and attachment means for such mounting. The collar also has a restraint mechanism, such as a ratchet, which allows forward movement of the collar on the housing for through mounting of the device on a control panel but prevents rearward movement of the collar on the housing to thereby squeeze the control panel firmly between the flange and the collar. The restraint preferably includes a set of transversally spaced ratchet arms of varying lengths to allow fine adjustment of the collar position on the housing for flush rear mounting and for firmer through mounting.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An assembly for mounting a device on a control panel in a selectable configuration, comprising:a housing having a front surface, a sidewall and a flange adjacent said front surface extending laterally beyond said sidewall, said flange having a width and depth;a collar hav

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An assembly for mounting a device on a control panel in a selectable configuration, comprising:a housing having a front surface, a sidewall and a flange adjacent said front surface extending laterally beyond said sidewall, said flange having a width and depth;a collar having a flat front face, a longitudinal bore adapted to surround and receive said housing sidewall, a forwardly and inwardly open recess adjacent said passageway, said recess having a depth and width closely approximating the depth and width of said flange and adapted to receive said flange therein;a ratchet arm longitudinally extending from said collar;a plurality of ribs longitudinally spaced on said housing sidewall and adapted to receive said ratchet arm;a plurality of longitudinal passageways disposed about an outer portion of said collar, said passageways adapted to receive protrusions from the control panel when in a configuration wherein said front surface of said housing is flush with the control panel; andwherein said collar is adapted to receive the control panel between said collar and said flange when in a configuration wherein said front surface of said housing forwardly extends from the control panel.