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Electronic assembly circuit board installation apparatus

US5801928A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 14, 1996
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 14, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K7/142
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A circuit board guide and retaining apparatus to facilitate the alignment and installation of a circuit board within an electronic assembly chassis is disclosed. The circuit board guide and retaining apparatus includes a combination of alignment structures for aligning the circuit board in a prescribed orientation parallel to the base of the electronic assembly chassis and retention structures for preventing the circuit board from substantial displacement in lateral and/or vertical directions during and after the installation of the circuit board.

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