Element and method for securing a circuit component to a circuit board
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorLiang Hwang
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Abstract
A U-shaped metal member for securing a circuit component to a circuit board in place of conventional screws and nuts. The element is inserted through aligned holes of the component and the board and is wave soldered to the board for permanent securement.
Claims8
A method for securing a circuit component to a circuit board having first and second sides, wherein the circuit board has a pair of spaced openings extending therethrough from the first side to the second side and the circuit component has a pair of openings extending therethrough and spaced to be registrable with the circuit board openings, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a U-shaped metal member having a pair of legs spaced the same as the spacing between the circuit board openings, wherein each of the pair of legs has a respective distal end;
- placing the circuit component on the first side of the circuit board with each of the component openings in registration with a respective one of the board openings;
- inserting the legs of the metal member each through a respective one of the aligned pairs of openings of the circuit component and the circuit board, and with the distal ends of the legs extending beyond the second side of the circuit board;
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- soldering the distal ends of the legs to the circuit board.
An attachment element for securing a circuit component to a circuit board, wherein the circuit board has a pair of spaced openings extending therethrough and the circuit component has a pair of openings extending therethrough and spaced to be registrable with the circuit board openings, the attachment element comprising:
- a U-shaped metal member having a pair of legs spaced the same as the spacing between the circuit board openings, each of the legs having a length at least equal to the combined thickness of the component and the board when the component is placed on the board for securement thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.