Method for mounting printed circuit boards
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsPerry H. Pierce, Dan L. Prendergast
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Abstract
Interlocking hinges are attached to printed circuit boards and coupled together to form a stack of printed circuit boards. Access to each board is possible by rotating the stack at a selected hinge to expose a selected board. A projection and an opening on each hinge mate with openings and projections on other hinges to allow easy removal or addition of a board from the stack when the hinges are in one relative position, but to create an interference fit in a second relative position, thereby causing the hinges to lock together and form a rigid structure.
Claims4
A method of mounting a plurality of printed circuit boards, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one slot in each of said printed circuit boards;
- providing hinges having two lateral extensions which are essentially parallel planar structures having force-fitting means therebetween, said force-fitting means comprising an essentially arrow-shaped structure for force-fitting into said slot in one of said printed circuit boards;
- attaching said hinges to said plurality of printed circuit boards;
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- interlocking the hinges together to form a stack of printed circuit boards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.