Device grounding spring
US5083931A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K9/0016
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Electrical grounding is provided for an optional device in a computer system, and a gap of varying width adjacent to the device is filled with a conductive shield, by means of a flexible grounding spring having a folded central section from which tabs extend in one direction to contact a conductive surface of the device and in the opposite direction to contact a conductive surface of the machine framework. This grounding spring is held by means of a mounting bracket having a slot through which the folded central section extends to be held in place by locking tabs formed in this section.
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