Patent · US Expired

Adjustable printed circuit board mounting appartus

US5457608A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
2References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 28, 1993
Grant dateOct 10, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 28, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/1417
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A printed circuit board mounting apparatus for securing a printed circuit board within a chassis includes a track affixable to the chassis and a locking mechanism affixable to the printed circuit board. The track, which includes a plurality of locking points, is slidably received within the locking mechanism, which engages the track at any of the several locking points to secure the track within the locking mechanism. The mounting apparatus described herein enables the chassis to accommodate printed circuit boards of different sizes without mechanical modification of the chassis.

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