Holder for printed circuit boards

Claim 1

Structure comprising a wall member with substantially flat inner and outer surfaces and an elongated rail member that has opposite front and rear sides, portions of the rear side of the rail member being disposed in a common plane so that the rail member can flatwise overlie the inner surface of the wall member, and the front side of the rail member being formed to define a lengthwise extending forwardly opening groove in which an edge portion of a printed circuit board or the like is slidingly receivable, said structure being characterized by: A. the rail member having a pair of studs projecting rearwardly from its rear side, one near each end thereof, each of substantially circular cross-section, 1. each of said studs having its axis lying substantially in a plane which extends lengthwise of the rail member and which is perpendicular to said common plane, and 2. each of said studs having its axis oblique to said common plane, each being inclined rearwardly and towards its adjacent end of the rail member so that said studs project obliquely away from one another; B. the wall member having a pair of conical holes therein, each of which diverges towards its outer surface, said holes being spaced apart by a distance to receive said studs and to cooperate with the studs in securing the rail member to the wall member; and C. the rail member being temporarily deformable so that it can be bowed along its length to permit insertion of said studs into said holes.