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US 4,785,379 AGranted
Printed circuit module retainer
AssigneeGTE Government Systems Corporation
InventorMelville A. Goodrich
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Abstract
A printed circuit module retainer has two linear guides which are channeled to accept edges of printed circuit module. A serpentine spring transverses each channel to retain an inserted module.
Claims4
A printed circuit module retainer comprising:
- two elongated guides, each guide having an elongated channel with a first channel wall, and a second channel wall parallel to said first channel wall, each first channel wall having an elongated groove;
- said guides adapted to be mounted in parallel spaced relationship for accepting edges of a printed circuit module;
- and
- an elongated serpentine spring corresponding to each channel, each spring retained by the corresponding groove against the second channel wall of its corresponding channel, for urging an edge of an inserted printed circuit module against the second channel wall of the corresponding channel.
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A retainer for a plurality of printed circuit modules comprising:
- two cold walls, each cold wall defined as an elongated guide, each guide having a plurality of elongated channels, each channel having a first channel wall, and a second channel wall parallel to said first channel wall, each first channel wall having an elongated groove;
- said cold walls adapted to be mounted in parallel spaced relationship for accepting edges of a plurality of printed circuit modules;
- and
- an elongated serpentine spring corresponding to each groove, each spring retained by the corresponding groove against the second channel wall of its corresponding channel, for urging an edge of an inserted printed circuit module against the second channel wall of the corresponding channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.