Latching apparatus and method for providing radial alignment of a housing mounted on a circuit board
Assignee3Com Corporation
InventorsGerald A. Greco, Kenneth S. Laughlin, Philip A. Ravlin
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Assignee3Com Corporation
InventorsGerald A. Greco, Kenneth S. Laughlin, Philip A. Ravlin
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An apparatus and method for providing radial alignment of a housing mounted on a circuit board is provided. A mounting leg portion extends outward from a mounting surface of the housing. The mounting leg portion has a body portion, an end portion, and a radial alignment portion. The radial alignment portion extends outward from the mounting surface. The radial alignment portion has a circumference, and is adapted to be received in a mounting opening formed in the circuit board. The radial alignment portion prevents radial movement of the mounting leg portion with respect to the circuit board. The end portion of the mounting leg portion includes a snap portion for engaging the circuit board and securing the mounting leg portion to the circuit board.
A latching apparatus for providing radial alignment of a housing mounted on a circuit board comprising:
A system for providing radial alignment comprising:
A method of providing radial alignment of a housing mounted on a circuit board comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.