US3197731A
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Printed circuit hardware
Assignee: Applied Development Corp
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Filing: 1963-07-19
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1983-07-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley E Beale
- 👤 Robert V Fischer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:11
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1422; H05K7/1424; H05K7/1425
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
A CIRCUIT BOARD GUIDE ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATE ELEMENT HAVING A MOUNTING SOCKET DEFINED ADJACENT AN END AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A MOUNTING MEMBER, SAID ELONGATE ELEMENT BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED ADS HAVING A CIRCUIT BOARD TRACK DEFINED OFN AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE ELEMENT TO EXTEND LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF TO SLIDABLE RECEIVE AND SECURE THE EDGE OF A CIRCUIT BAORD, THE END OF THE ELONGATE ELEMENT OPPOSITE THE END HAVING THE MOUNTING SOCKET BEING CONSTRUCTED AND DEFINED TO BE SNAP-LOCKED, AND A SEPARATE MOUNTING FOOT HAVING AN END CONSTRUCTED AND DEFINED TO BE SNAP-LOCKED TO SAID END CONSTRUCTED ELEMENT, SAID MOUNTING FOOT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN APERTURE SPACED IN PARALLEL ALIGNMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE ELONGATE ELEMENT FOR SECURING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO SAID MOUNTING FOOT BY MEANS OF THE APERATURE TO MAINTIAN THE ELONGATE ELEMENT AND A SECURED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE SAME PLANE WHEN THE FOOT AND ELONGATE ELEMENT ARE SNAP-LOCKED TOGETHER SO THT A CIRCUIT BOARD MAY BE SLIDABLY RECEIVED BY THE GUIDE ELEMENT AND SLIPPED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH A SECURED AND THENF ALIGNED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SAID MOUNTING FOOT BEING FURTHER DEFINED WITH A LONGITUDINAL TRACK FOR PARALLEL ALIGNMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE ELONGATE ELEMENT WHEN THE FOOT AND THE ELONGATE ELEMENT ARE SNAP-LOCKED TOGETHER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
A CIRCUIT BOARD GUIDE ELEMENT COMPRISING AN ELONGATE ELEMENT HAVING A MOUNTING SOCKET DEFINED ADJACENT AN END AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A MOUNTING MEMBER, SAID ELONGATE ELEMENT BEING FURTHER CHARACTERIZED ADS HAVING A CIRCUIT BOARD TRACK DEFINED OFN AT LEAST ONE SIDE OF THE ELEMENT TO EXTEND LONGITUDINALLY THEREOF TO SLIDABLE RECEIVE AND SECURE THE EDGE OF A CIRCUIT BAORD, THE END OF THE ELONGATE ELEMENT OPPOSITE THE END HAVING THE MOUNTING SOCKET BEING CONSTRUCTED AND DEFINED TO BE SNAP-LOCKED, AND A SEPARATE MOUNTING FOOT HAVING AN END CONSTRUCTED AND DEFINED TO BE SNAP-LOCKED TO SAID END CONSTRUCTED ELEMENT, SAID MOUNTING FOOT BEING PROVIDED WITH AN APERTURE SPACED IN PARALLEL ALIGNMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE ELONGATE ELEMENT FOR SECURING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO SAID MOUNTING FOOT BY MEANS OF THE APERATURE TO MAINTIAN THE ELONGATE ELEMENT AND A SECURED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR IN THE SAME PLANE WHEN THE FOOT AND ELONGATE ELEMENT ARE SNAP-LOCKED TOGETHER SO THT A CIRCUIT BOARD MAY BE SLIDABLY RECEIVED BY THE GUIDE ELEMENT AND SLIPPED INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH A SECURED AND THENF ALIGNED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SAID MOUNTING FOOT BEING FURTHER DEFINED WITH A LONGITUDINAL TRACK FOR PARALLEL ALIGNMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THE ELONGATE ELEMENT WHEN THE FOOT AND THE ELONGATE ELEMENT ARE SNAP-LOCKED TOGETHER.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-07-26 | 1969-01-25 | 1969-07-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-07-26 | 1973-01-25 | 1973-07-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-07-26 | 1977-01-25 | 1977-07-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |