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US 11,635,194 B2Granted
Fastenerless holder for connecting an electrical component to a printed circuit board
AssigneeGHSP, Inc.
InventorsEmily Winans, Lee Karner, Andrew VanTimmeren, Ryan Mass, Samuel Wachowski
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Abstract
An electrical element holder includes a printed circuit board having a receiver. A resilient holder is electrically engaged with the receiver. The resilient holder includes a holding portion that is defined within an outward surface of the resilient holder and between opposing resilient arms. An electrical element is secured within the holding portion between the opposing resilient arms.
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An electrical element holder comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a receiver;
- a resilient holder electrically engaged with the receiver, the resilient holder having a holding portion that is defined within an outward surface of the resilient holder and between opposing resilient arms that cross at an intersection to form a continuous lower boundary of the holding portion, wherein the opposing resilient arms define a detent portion that forms an upper boundary of the holding portion, and wherein the intersection and the detent portion encircles the holding portion in a rest position of the resilient holder;
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- an electrical element secured within the holding portion between the opposing resilient arms and against the intersection and the detent portion, wherein the opposing resilient arms at the holding portion at least partially encircles a contact probe of the electrical element and supports the electrical element from below.
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An electrical element holder comprising:
- a printed circuit board having an element receptacle;
- opposing resilient holders positioned at each end of the element receptacle, wherein each of the opposing resilient holders is electrically attached with the printed circuit board at respective receivers, each resilient holder of the opposing resilient holders includes a holding portion defined within an outward surface of opposing resilient arms of each resilient holder, and wherein the holding portion is further defined between the opposing resilient arms, wherein the opposing resilient arms cross at an intersection to form a continuous lower boundary of the holding portion and extend to a detent portion that encloses the holding portion in a rest position of the opposing resilient arms;
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- an electrical element secured within the holding portion between the opposing resilient arms and between the detent portion and the intersection for each resilient holder, wherein the opposing resilient arms at the holding portion selectively receive the electrical element and prevent movement of the electrical element below the holding portion, and wherein the electrical element secured in the holding portion is supported from below by the opposing resilient arms for each resilient holder.
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An element receptacle comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a receiver;
- a resilient holder electrically engaged with a portion of the receiver, the resilient holder having a holding portion that is defined within an outward surface of the resilient holder and between opposing resilient arms that cross at an intersection to form a lower boundary of the holding portion and extend upward to a detent portion that forms an upper boundary of the holding portion at least in a rest position of the opposing resilient arms, wherein an inward surface defines a biasing space;
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- an electrical element secured within the holding portion between the opposing resilient arms, wherein the opposing resilient arms operate to selectively expand the holding portion from the rest position to a maintenance position, wherein the opposing resilient arms encircle the biasing space and the intersection defines a continuous boundary that separates the holding portion from the biasing space in each of the rest position and the maintenance position, and wherein the detent portion in the rest position separates the holding portion from a receiving area defined above the holding portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.