Circuit board retention system

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1996-08-16

1997-06-24

Picard, Leo P.

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

361740, 361802, 439157, 439328, 211 4117, H05K 714

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056422636

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for retaining a circuit board in a connected position is constituted with a top cover and a U-shaped retention body. The top cover has pivoting features disposed at one end and locking features disposed at the other end. The U-shaped retention body has a base and a cavity disposed therein, and two arms rising from each side end. The rising arms include receiving features correspondingly disposed on their top ends. The top cover pivoting features mate with one the receiving features to allow the top cover to pivot at one of the top ends, placing the apparatus in an open position for inserting the circuit board into the cavity, and in a closed position, with the locking features mating with the other receiving feature, securing the inserted circuit board.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4648009 (1987-03-01), Beun et al.
patent: 5030108 (1991-07-01), Babow
patent: 5317483 (1994-05-01), Swindler

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