Boardlock

Details Boardlock Boardlock

1994-07-05

1995-07-25

Paumen, Gary F.

Electrical connectors

With supporting means for coupling part

Having resilient means engaging panel opening

H01R 1373

Patent

active

054357500

ABSTRACT:
A boardlock is provided to hold a connector flange (20, FIG. 2) above a circuit board (14), which securely holds the flange in position. The boardlock (30) includes a body (40) with an upper portion (42) mounted on the connector flange and a lower end (44) lying above the circuit board. A pair of beams (50, 52) extend down from the body lower end to project through a circuit board hole (54) and engage a lower surface of the circuit board. A pair of standoffs (80, 82) extend down from the body lower end and abut the upper face of the circuit board. While the beam upper parts (74) can bend, the standoffs are rigid against bending and are horizontally spaced from the upper parts of the beams. A boardlock designed for machining, has beams and standoffs that are part of a form of circular shape but with a wide slot (98, FIG. 4 ) separating the form into separate beams and standoffs. A boardlock (120, FIGS. 6 and 7) designed for die casting has laterally spaced beams (134, 136) to leave an interbeam space (144) between them, with the standoffs (140, 144) lying within longitudinal extensions of the interbeam space.

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IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin; Board and Card Retainer; T. A. Lasky and R. J. Sonsala; vol. 17, No. 3, Aug., 1974; p. 715.

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