Geometrical instruments
Patent
1984-12-20
1986-04-08
Weidenfeld, Gil
Geometrical instruments
339126RS, 339128, 339147R, H01R 1362
Patent
active
045808597
ABSTRACT:
A holder made of resilient plastic material is disclosed for mounting a light-emitting diode having a rectangular-shaped base into a rectangular-shaped aperture of a panel member. The holder has a rectangular-shaped hollow body of a cross section slightly smaller than the rectangular-shaped aperture in the panel and is molded with a rectangular-shaped lengthwise throughbore for receiving a rectangular-shaped light-emitting diode. The rectangular-shaped body is molded into a first pair of opposing sidewalls and a second pair of opposing sidewalls. A pair of spaced lengthwise elongate slots are formed in the second pair to define a flexible central web portion in each sidewall of the second pair. The LED holder is retained in the rectangular-shaped aperture between an outwardly extending flange portion formed around the periphery of the upper end of the body, and a pair of resilient arm means formed on the outside surface of the first pair of opposite sidewalls, which provide a snapping engagement with the lower surface of the apertured panel. Crush rib means are formed on the outside surface of the web portions in a lengthwise direction to provide a wedging action between the LED holder and the apertured panel when the LED is inserted into the LED holder. A pair of shoulder latching means integrally formed on the inside surface of the web portions provide the means for engaging and holding the bottom edge surface of a rectangular-shaped base of a light-emitting diode.
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Bury George J.
Frano Francis G.
Schavilje John N.
Buckman T. W.
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
O'Brien J. P.
Pirlot David L.
Weidenfeld Gil
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