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US 9,820,402 B2Granted
Slide lock for circuit boards
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorsMatthew Robert McCurley, Paul Wayne Lewis, Jr.
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Abstract
A circuit board is described herein. The circuit board can include a body and at least one enclosure coupling feature disposed in at least one outer side of the body. The at least one enclosure coupling feature can include at least one protruding section disposed adjacent to the at least one outer side of the body, where the at least one protruding section is configured to couple to at least one first circuit board coupling feature of an enclosure. The at least one enclosure coupling feature can also include at least one recessed section disposed adjacent to the at least one protruding section. The at least one protruding section and the at least one recessed section can form an aperture that traverses a thickness of the body.
Claims7
An electrical device, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising:
- at least one wall comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- at least one first circuit board coupling feature unitary with and raised from the inner surface of the at least one wall to form a cavity, wherein each first circuit board coupling feature of the at least one first circuit board coupling feature comprises:
- a first open side;
- a second open side;
- a first closed side;
- and
- a top positioned adjacent to the first open side, the second open side, and
- the first closed side;
- and
- a circuit board removably coupled to the enclosure, wherein the circuit board comprises:
- a body defined by at least one outer side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are adjacent to the at least one outer side, and wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are opposite each other and form a thickness;
- and
- at least one first enclosure coupling feature unitary with the body, wherein each first enclosure coupling feature of the at least one first enclosure coupling feature comprises:
- at least one protruding section unitary with and disposed adjacent to the at least one outer side of the body, wherein the at least one protruding section is coupled to the at least one first circuit board coupling feature of the enclosure;
- and
- at least one recessed section disposed adjacent to and unitary with the at least one protruding section, wherein the at least one recessed section is disposed in the body away from the at least one outer side, and wherein the at least one
- recessed section is further disposed a distance from the at least one protruding section as measured along the at least one outer side of the body, wherein the at least one protruding section and the at least one recessed section form an aperture that traverses the thickness of the body of the circuit board, wherein the at least one protruding section slides into the cavity to couple the circuit board to the enclosure, and wherein the at least one protruding section is capable of sliding out of the cavity to decouple the circuit board from the enclosure.
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An electrical device, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising:
- at least one wall comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- at least one first circuit board coupling feature unitary with and raised from the inner surface of the at least one wall to form a cavity, wherein each first circuit board coupling feature of the at least one first circuit board coupling feature comprises:
- a first open side;
- a second open side;
- a first closed side;
- and
- a top positioned adjacent to the first open side, the second open side, and the first closed side;
- and
- a circuit board removably coupled to the enclosure, wherein the circuit board comprises:
- a body defined by at least one outer side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are adjacent to the at least one outer side, and wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are opposite each other and form a thickness;
- and
- at least one first enclosure coupling feature unitary with the body, wherein each first enclosure coupling feature of the at least one first enclosure coupling feature comprises:
- at least one protruding section unitary with and disposed adjacent to the at least one outer side of the body, wherein the at least one protruding section is coupled to the at least one first circuit board coupling feature of the enclosure;
- and
- at least one recessed section disposed adjacent to and unitary with the at least one protruding section, wherein the at least one recessed section is recessed in a direction in which the at least one protruding section couples to the at least one first circuit board coupling feature of the enclosure,
- wherein the at least one protruding section and the at least one recessed section form an aperture that traverses the thickness of the body of the circuit board,
- wherein the at least one protruding section slides into the cavity to couple the circuit board to the enclosure.
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A light fixture comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- at least one wall comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
- and
- at least one first circuit board coupling feature unitary with and raised from the inner surface of the at least one wall to form a cavity, wherein each first circuit board coupling feature of the at least one first circuit board coupling feature comprises:
- a first open side;
- a second open side;
- a first closed side;
- and
- a top positioned adjacent to the first open side, the second open side, and the first closed side;
- and
- a circuit board removably coupled to the housing, wherein the circuit board comprises:
- a body defined by at least one outer side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are adjacent to the at least one outer side, and wherein the top surface and the bottom surface are opposite each other and form a thickness;
- and
- at least one first housing coupling feature unitary with the body, wherein each first housing coupling feature of the at least one first housing coupling feature comprises:
- at least one protruding section unitary with disposed adjacent to the at least one outer side of the body, wherein the at least one protruding section is coupled to the at least one first circuit board coupling feature of the housing;
- and
- at least one recessed section disposed adjacent to and unitary with the at least one protruding section, wherein the at least one recessed section is recessed in a direction in which the at least one protruding section couples to the at least one first circuit board coupling feature of the housing,
- wherein the at least one protruding section and the at least one recessed section form an aperture that traverses the thickness of the body of the circuit board,
- wherein the at least one protruding section slides into the cavity to couple the circuit board to the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.