Circuit board retention system
AssigneeTyco Electronics Corporation
InventorsDouglas Sebastian Pfautz, Michael Steven Stanard
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Abstract
A retaining member for a circuit board array is provided. The retaining member includes an elongated support post having a first end and an opposite second end. A protrusion extends from the first end. The protrusion is configured to be received in a slot having side walls in a circuit board array. The support post is movable to move the protrusion within the slot from a first position wherein the protrusion is disengaged from the side walls of the slot to a second position wherein the protrusion engages the side walls of the slot to retain the circuit board array.
Claims20
A retaining member for a circuit board array comprising:
- a support post having a first end for supporting the circuit board array and an opposite second end;
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- a protrusion extending from said first end, said protrusion receivable in a slot having side walls in the circuit board array, said support post rotatable to move said protrusion within the slot from a first position wherein said protrusion does not contact the side walls of the slot to a second position wherein said protrusion contacts the side walls of the slot to retain the circuit board array, wherein the protrusion is configured to be received in a slot having side walls in a circuit board array, the support post is movable to move the protrusion within the slot from a first position wherein the protrusion is disengaged from the side walls of the slot to a second position wherein the protrusion engages the side walls of the slot to retain the circuit board array.
A system for holding a circuit board array, said system comprising:
- a base plate comprising a planar upper surface;
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- a support post selectively positionable on said base plate, said support post comprising:
- a body having a first end for supporting the circuit board array and an opposite second end;
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- a protrusion extending from said first end, said protrusion receivable in a slot having side walls in the circuit board array, said support post rotatable to move said protrusion within the slot from a first position wherein said protrusion does not contact the side walls of the slot to a second position wherein said protrusion contacts the side walls of the slot to retain the circuit board array, wherein the support post is movable to move the protrusion within the slot from a first position wherein the protrusion is disengaged from the side walls of the slot to a second position wherein the protrusion engages the side walls of the slot to retain the circuit board array.
A retaining member for a circuit board array comprising:
- a support post including a circuit board supporting end comprising a protrusion receivable between the opposing side walls of a slot separating individual circuit boards in a circuit board array, said protrusion having a first dimension and a second dimension greater than the first dimension, said support post rotatable to move said protrusion within the slot to a first position wherein said protrusion simultaneously contacts the opposing side walls of slots having a width within a range from the first protrusion dimension to the second protrusion dimension, said support post rotatable to move said protrusion within the slot to a second position wherein said protrusion does not contact the opposing side walls of the slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.