Abstract:
The invention relates to a retaining clip (9, 32) for releasable fixing of a plurality of modules 3 strung together on a distributor bar (1) for forming a module series 2, whereby the distributor bar (1) has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional geometry with a first and a second leg (4, 5) as well as a back wall 6 and the first and the second legs (4, 5), have a plurality of recesses (7). According to the invention, the retaining clip (9, 32) has a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional geometry with a first and a second retaining clip leg (11, 12, 34, 35) as well as a connecting bar (13, 33) between the first and the second retaining clip legs (11, 12, 34, 35), whereby the first and the second retaining clip legs (11, 12, 34, 35) each have at least one detent (20), (21, 36-39), which may be brought into locking engagement from the outside into respectively two opposite recesses (7) of the distributor bar (1), such that the retaining clip (9, 32) may be snapped onto the distributor bar (1) for securing the modules (3) of the module series (2) from lateral displacement in the longitudinal direction (10) of the distributor bar 1 with this. As a result of the snapping-on capability of the retaining clip (9, 32) of the present invention with the distributor bar (1), a substantial facilitation in mounting, and therefore time savings, is provided compared with the known solutions with end pieces fixable to the distributor bar (1) by screwing.