# US 2014/0154900 A1 · Circuit board assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0154900 A1 - Document ID: US20140154900A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/931,576 - Filed: 2013-06-28 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-04 - Assignees: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD. - Applicants: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.; HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD - Inventors: WEN-HU LU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140154900A1 ## CPC - H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB} - G06F 1/185: Mounting of expansion boards - H05K 10/00: Arrangements for improving the operating reliability of electronic equipment, e.g. by providing a similar standby unit - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A circuit board assembly comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board. A connector socket is mounted on the first circuit board, and a connector plug is mounted on the second circuit board. A handle assembly is attached to either the first circuit board or the second circuit board. The handle assembly comprises a base member attached to either the first circuit board or the second circuit board and first and second rotating members pivotably attached to opposite ends of the base member. When the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated away from the base member, the connector plug is disengaged from the connector socket. When the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated towards the base member, the connector plug is inserted into the connector socket. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A circuit board assembly comprising: a first circuit board comprising at least one connector socket; a second circuit board comprising at least one connector plug capable of mating with the at least one connector socket; and a handle assembly comprising a base member fixed on either the first circuit board or the second circuit board, a first rotating member, and a second rotating member; and the first rotating member and the second rotating member are pivotably attached to opposite ends of the base member and rotatable along opposite rotation directions; wherein when the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated away from the base member, the at least one connector plug is disengaged from the at least one connector socket; and when the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotated towards the base member, the at least one connector plug is inserted into the at least one connector socket. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The circuit board assembly of claim 1, wherein the handle assembly further comprises a resilient member, the resilient member comprises a flat part mounted on the base member, a first slanting part extending from a first distal end of the flat part along a first slanting direction, and a second slanting part extending from a second distal end of the flat part along a second slanting direction; and the first slanting part buts the second rotating member, and the second slanting part abuts the first rotating member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The circuit board assembly of claim 2, wherein a first angle between the first slanting part and the flat part is greater than 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees; and a second angle between the second slanting part and the flat part is greater than 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The circuit board assembly of claim 2, wherein the handle assembly further comprises a latch member mounted on the base member; the second rotating member is rotatable towards the base member along a first rotation direction, until being latched by the latch member; and the resilient member is capable of urging the second rotating member to rotate away from the base member along a second rotation direction after the second rotating member is unlocked by the latch member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The circuit board assembly of claim 4, wherein an operating opening is defined in the second rotating member, the second rotating member comprises a first end, located adjacent to the operating opening, and a second end, pivotably attached to the base member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The circuit board assembly of claim 5, wherein the latch member comprises a horizontal plate mounted on the base member, a vertical plate perpendicularly connected to the horizontal plate, and a resilient button extending from an upper end of the vertical part; the resilient button comprises a thin end and a thick end which protrude from opposite sides of the vertical part; and the second rotating member comprises a sunken portion located at an inner edge of the operating opening for engaging with the thin end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The circuit board assembly of claim 4, wherein the first rotation direction is opposite to the second rotation direction; when the second rotating member is rotating along the first rotation direction, an angle between the second rotating member and the base member decreases; and when the second rotating member is rotating along the second rotation direction, the angle between the second rotating member and the base member increases. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The circuit board assembly of claim 7, wherein the first rotating member is connected to the second rotating member and rotatable together with the second rotating member; when the second rotating member is rotating towards the base member along the first rotation direction, the first rotating member is rotating towards the base member along the second rotation direction; and when the second rotating member is rotating away from the base member along the second rotation direction, the first rotating member is rotating away from the base member along the first rotation direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The circuit board assembly of claim 8, wherein the first rotating member comprises at least one sliding slot, the second rotating member comprises at least one circular hole corresponding to the at least one sliding slot, and a mounting shaft extends through the at least one sliding slot and the at least one circular hole for connecting the first rotating member and the second rotating member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The circuit board assembly of claim 9, wherein when the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotating, the mounting shaft slides along the sliding slot. ### Claim 11 A circuit board assembly comprising: a first circuit board comprising at least one connector socket; a second circuit board comprising at least one connector plug capable of mating with the at least one connector socket; and a handle assembly comprising a base member fixed on either the first circuit board or the second circuit board, a first rotating member, a second rotating member, and a latch member; and the first rotating member and the second rotating member are pivotably attached to opposite ends of the base member and rotatable along opposite rotation directions; wherein when the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotatable between a locked position to a unlocked position, in the locked position, the at least one connector plug is engaged with the at least one connector socket, and the second rotating member is latched by the latch member; in the unlocked position, the at least one connector plug is disengaged from the at least one connector socket, and the second rotating member is released from the latch member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The circuit board assembly of claim 11, wherein the handle assembly further comprises a resilient member, the resilient member comprises a flat part mounted on the base member, a first slanting part extending from a first distal end of the flat part along a first slanting direction, and a second slanting part extending from a second distal end of the flat part along a second slanting direction; and the first slanting part buts the second rotating member, and the second slanting part abuts the first rotating member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The circuit board assembly of claim 12, wherein a first angle between the first slanting part and the flat part is greater than 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees; and a second angle between the second slanting part and the flat part is greater than 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The circuit board assembly of claim 12, wherein the second rotating member is rotatable towards the base member along a first rotation direction, until being latched by the latch member; and the resilient member is capable of urging the second rotating member to rotate away from the base member along a second rotation direction after the second rotating member is unlocked by the latch member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The circuit board assembly of claim 14, wherein an operating opening is defined in the second rotating member, the second rotating member comprises a first end, located adjacent to the operating opening, and a second end, pivotably attached to the base member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The circuit board assembly of claim 15, wherein the latch member comprises a horizontal plate mounted on the base member, a vertical plate perpendicularly connected to the horizontal plate, and a resilient button extending from an upper end of the vertical part; the resilient button comprises a thin end and a thick end which protrude from opposite sides of the vertical part; and the second rotating member comprises a sunken portion located at an inner edge of the operating opening for engaging with the thin end. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The circuit board assembly of claim 14, wherein the first rotation direction is opposite to the second rotation direction; when the second rotating member is rotating along the first rotation direction, an angle between the second rotating member and the base member decreases; and when the second rotating member is rotating along the second rotation direction, the angle between the second rotating member and the base member increases. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The circuit board assembly of claim 17, wherein the first rotating member is connected to the second rotating member and rotatable together with the second rotating member; when the second rotating member is rotating towards the base member along the first rotation direction, the first rotating member is rotating towards the base member along the second rotation direction; and when the second rotating member is rotating away from the base member along the second rotation direction, the first rotating member is rotating away from the base member along the first rotation direction. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The circuit board assembly of claim 18, wherein the first rotating member comprises at least one sliding slot, the second rotating member comprises at least one circular hole corresponding to the at least one sliding slot, and a mounting shaft extends through the at least one sliding slot and the at least one circular hole for connecting the first rotating member and the second rotating member. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The circuit board assembly of claim 19, wherein when the first rotating member and the second rotating member are rotating, the mounting shaft slides along the sliding slot.