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A device box having a cover member and a base member releasably coupled together by a snap-fit latching arrangement. Preferably, both the cover member and the base member are integrally molded as one-piece, unitary members with only non-hidden surfaces so that they can be manufactured by straight dr

A device box having a cover member and a base member releasably coupled together by a snap-fit latching arrangement. Preferably, both the cover member and the base member are integrally molded as one-piece, unitary members with only non-hidden surfaces so that they can be manufactured by straight draw-type injection molding techniques, rather than by molds using sliders. The latching arrangement of the preferred embodiments includes one or more latch members resiliently coupled to the base member for releasably engaging one or more apertures in the cover member.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A molded plastic device box, comprising:a first member, formed by injection molding without the use of sliders, said first member including a first wall portion, extending along a first plane, and at least one second wall portion, connected to said first wall portion at a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A molded plastic device box, comprising:a first member, formed by injection molding without the use of sliders, said first member including a first wall portion, extending along a first plane, and at least one second wall portion, connected to said first wall portion at a first connecting edge, said second wall portion having a first inner surface and a first outer surface, and extending along a second plane at an acute angle with respect to a first vertically extending plane which extends normal to said first plane and passes through said first connecting edge, said second wall portion defining a first opening therein between a first transverse surface and a second transverse surface,said first transverse surface being at a first distance from said first plane measured in a first direction normal to said first plane, and extending at a second angle other than 90.degree. with respect to said first plane between first and second edges at which said first transverse surface meets said first inner and first outer surfaces, respectively, said first edge being at a second distance from said first vertically extending plane taken in a second direction normal to said first vertically extending plane, and said second edge being further from said first vertically extending plane than said first edge, andsaid second transverse surface being at a third distance, greater than said first distance, from said first plane measured in a third direction normal to said first plane, and extending at a third angle other than 90.degree. with respect to said first plane between third and fourth edges at which said second transverse surface meets said first inner and first outer surfaces, respectively, said third edge being at a fourth distance from said first vertically extending plane measured in a fourth direction normal to said first vertically extending plane, said fourth edge being further from said first vertically extending plane than said third edge, and said fourth distance being at least equal to said second distance; anda second member, formed by injection molding without the use of sliders, said second member including at least one latch member having a first latching surface, adapted to releasably engage at least one of said first and second transverse surfaces defining said first opening in said second wall portion, to releasably couple said second member to said first member.