Insulative holder for an electronic component
AssigneeScientific-Atlanta, Inc.
InventorWilliam G. Mahoney
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Abstract
A holder (200) for holding an electronic component (100), which can be inserted into and removed from the holder (200), is formed to be both electrically and thermally insulative. The holder (200) is formed from an insulative body molded to form a cavity (205) into which the electronic component (100) can be inserted. The insulative body includes sidewalls (210) formed to partially enclose the electronic component (100) when it is inserted into the holder (200) and a bottom surface (250) formed perpendicularly with the sidewalls (210). The bottom surface (250) defines at least two apertures (225) through which terminals (110) of the electronic component (100) can extend.
Claims18
A holder for holding an electronic component that can be inserted into and removed from the holder, the electronic component including terminals and a component body having a height, the holder comprising:
- an insulative body molded to form a cavity into which the electronic component can be inserted, the insulative body including:
- sidewalls formed to partially enclose the electronic component when it is inserted into the holder, the sidewalls are of greater height than the height of the component body of the component;
- and
- a bottom surface formed perpendicularly with the sidewalls, the bottom surface defining at least two apertures through which the terminals of the electronic component can extends
- wherein the sidewalls define an opening at their upper ends through which the electronic component is inserted into and removed from the holder.
A holder for holding an electronic component that can be inserted into and removed from the holder, the electronic component including terminals and a component body having a height, the holder comprising:
- an insulative body molded to form a cavity into which the electronic component can be inserted, the insulative body including:
- sidewalls formed to extend partially around the electronic component when it is inserted into the holder, the sidewalls are of greater height than the height of the component body;
- a bottom surface formed perpendicularly with the sidewalls, the bottom surface defining at least two apertures through which the terminals of the electronic component can extend;
- and
- a cantilever beam located between the sidewalls and extending perpendicularly upwards from the bottom surface for a distance greater than the height of the component body the cantilever beam including a ledge for overlapping a top surface of the electronic component and thereby retaining the electronic component within the holder, wherein the cantilever beam can be flexed in a direction away from the electronic component to disengage the ledge from the top surface of the electronic component thereby permitting removal of the electronic component from the holder.
Electrical equipment for processing electrical signals, the electronic equipment comprising:
- an electronic component for receiving the electrical signals, the electronic component including terminals and a component body having a height;
- and
- a holder for holding the electronic component, which can be inserted into and removed from the holder, the holder comprising:
- an insulative body molded to form a cavity into which the electronic component is inserted, the insulative body including:
- sidewalls formed to partially enclose the electronic component when it is inserted into the holder, the sidewalls are of greater height than the height of the component body;
- and
- a bottom surface formed perpendicularly with the sidewalls, the bottom surface defining at least two apertures through which the terminals of the electronic component extend when the electronic component is inserted into the holder,
- wherein the sidewalls define an opening at their upper ends through which the electronic component is inserted into and removed from the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.