Electrical component carrier
US4765471A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K13/0084
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electrical component carrier comprises a plate assembly. The assembly has a non-conductive plate sandwiched between two conductive plates. The plates of the assembly have holes to receive the pins of the component to be carried, the holes being in registry, and the holes in the non-conductive plate having lesser internal diameters than those in the conductive plates. The plate assembly has side-walls and depending skirts to protect the pins when the component is inserted. The sidewalls have clips which lock the component in place, or a retainer plate may be used which has a pair of lugs which cooperate with the clips to latch the component to the plate assembly. When the component is inserted, the conductive plates protect against electrostatic charge accumulation, and the skirts physically protect the pins as well as electrically isolate them. The pins are also isolated by being held in the holes of the non-conductive plate out of contact with the conductive plates.
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