Electrical connectors – With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in... – Coupling part for receiving edge of planar board moving...
Patent
1989-03-31
1990-03-20
Desmond, Eugene F.
Electrical connectors
With coupling movement-actuating means or retaining means in...
Coupling part for receiving edge of planar board moving...
361388, 439 59, H01R 13631
Patent
active
049097520
ABSTRACT:
A combination wedge-lock type circuit card retainer and guide slot for use in an electronic chassis. The combination including an elongated base member having a circuit card guide wall formed along one side. One end of the base member has a fixed wedge formed thereon spaced from and facing the guide wall. A support aligned with the fixed wedge is formed adjacent the other end of the base member and it also is spaced from the guide wall. The combination retainer also includes a shaft having a head end and a thread end. The shaft extends through the fixed wedge with its thread end engaged in the support. An end wedge is threaded onto the shaft adjacent the thread end with a center wedge mounted on the shaft between the fixed and end wedges. The center wedge is provided with a spring that is grounded on the base member for biasing the center wedge into engagement and alignment with the fixed and the end wedges. The aligned wedges together with the guide wall forming a circuit card channel or slot. The combination retainer is adapted for mounting to a wall of the electronic chassis.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4775260 (1988-10-01), Kecmer
patent: 4823951 (1989-04-01), Colomina
Rexnord, Inc., "New Product Bulletin", release 87-2, Jul. 1987, 5 sheets, Rexnord, Inc., 601 Route 46 West, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, 07604.
Gray, Jr. George N.
Hallum Donald W.
Desmond Eugene F.
Hanchuk Walter G.
Honeywell Inc.
Lenkszus D.
Medved A.
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