Printed circuit board mounting rail member and ground clip assembly
US5934916A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/648
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rail member and ground clip assembly useable for mechanically and electrically coupling printed circuit boards to a chassis. The assembly has a stud protruding into an electrical contact opening in the rail member, a first end portion of the resilient electrical contact is disposed on a fastener boss proximate the electrical contact opening, a bifurcated curved portion of the resilient electrical contact protrudes at least partially through the electrical contact opening beyond a bottom side of the rail member, and the stud is disposed through an opening in the resilient electrical contact to engagably couple the resilient electrical contact to the rail member. The resilient electrical contact also includes a compression wave portion between the first end portion and the curved portion to bias the curved portion into engagement with the chassis. A non-threaded rivet fastens the rail member to the printed circuit board.
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