LED Mounting retainer and display
US4065198A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1976 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S439/93
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An LED mounting retainer and a printed circuit board display using such retainer for firmly mounting LED's on a printed circuit board with the LED axis parallel to the board and spaced at a precisely determined standoff distance from the board. The retainer is a unitary injection molded plastic element having a body and a locking member joined by a hinge. The body has a recess for receiving the LED, the recess having apertures for allowing the LED leads to project therethrough. The locking member in being pivoted to a locked position engages the leads to bend them about 90.degree. from their initial orientation, causing the leads to project below a mounting surface on the LED retainer, to produce a right angle indicator assembly.
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