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A modular electrical fitting suitable for the instrument panel of a motor boat, has a plastic housing 8, 9, 10, having a rectangular foot print, with each side having a shaped upper edge, and a connection cavity 11 positioned in the uppermost portion of each side edge, so that the modular unit 8, 9,

A modular electrical fitting suitable for the instrument panel of a motor boat, has a plastic housing 8, 9, 10, having a rectangular foot print, with each side having a shaped upper edge, and a connection cavity 11 positioned in the uppermost portion of each side edge, so that the modular unit 8, 9, 10 can be connected together by means of a resilient joining device 13, which can be pushed in place to physically connect two of the modular units together as shown between units 8 and 9. This enables the modular units to be held together from above, whilst the underside of the units can be connected together by brass bus bars or the like to provide a secure electrical connection between adjacent units, so that the modular units can be connected together box physically and electrically. Each of these modular units 8, 9, 10, etc can be provided with a switch, fuse, or other electrical component, so that the modular units can be connected together to form an entire switchboard or instrument panel.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An electrical fitting assembly comprising:two separable electrical fittings that directly abut each other, each of the two electrical fittings having a base and a housing removably mounted on the base, where the housing has at least one mating side and an open bottom th

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An electrical fitting assembly comprising:two separable electrical fittings that directly abut each other, each of the two electrical fittings having a base and a housing removably mounted on the base, where the housing has at least one mating side and an open bottom that is closed by the base when the housing is mounted on the base, where the mating side includes an aperture that extends to the open bottom and a mounting face, where the mounting face of one of the electrical fittings directly contacts and is flush with the mounting face of the other of the electrical fittings to enclose the apertures of both electrical fittings, where a removable cover plate closes the aperture, and where an external joining cavity is provided in the mating sides of both fittings; anda resilient joining device that fits into the two external joining cavities and holds the two electrical fittings directly abutting each other.