Anchor base mounting block

Claim 1

A plastic mounting block which receives and captures an anchor base of a type used for mounting electronic components on a metal chassis said anchor base having a somewhat arrowhead shape with resilient interferring protrusion barbs extending therefrom, said mounting block comprising a block having upper and lower surfaces with side walls therebetween to form a cavity, said mounting block being slightly larger than said anchor base and said cavity being shaped and dimensioned to receive and contain only said anchor base, a single anchor base mounting hole in said upper surface, said hole being centrally located over and communicating with said cavity, said hole being formed in the top of said block in the size and shape required to receive and capture said anchor base while deflecting said barbs inwardly, whereby said hole and cavity comprise means receiving and capturing said anchor base, a flange formed by the top of said cavity and the upper surface of the block through which said hole passes, said flange capturing the barbs when they relax from the deflected position, said anchor base being free to rotate over at least a substantial arc when in the cavity, and attachment means on the lower surface of said mounting block for securing it to said chassis, whereby said mounting block enables said anchor base to be mounted on said chassis without requiring a mounting hole in said chassis.

Claim 10

A device for mounting components of a type associated with a printed circuit board on a chassis for electronic components without requiring an aperture in said chassis for receiving and capturing an anchor base comprising a plastic mounting block having internal surface walls which define between them a cavity which is only slightly larger than said anchor base, one of said internal surfaces having an aperture an attaching means on a lower surface of said block for clinging to another surface, said block being attached to said chassis by said attaching means being pressed against and clinging to an undedicated surface area on that chassis, a family of printed circuit board hardware components, each of said components having an anchor base with elongated attaching and capturing barbs which fit into said cavity deflecting when entering said aperture on said block and relaxing to substantially fill said cavity after passing through said aperture, and said cavity within said mounting block receiving and rotatably holding only said anchor base by capturing the ends of said elongated barbs under a flange as the barbs relax from their deflected position, whereby said entire family of hardware components may be mounted at substantially anyplace on the surface of said chassis by pressing said mounting block in place.

Claim 11

A device for mounting components of a type associated with a printed circuit board on a chassis for electronic components without requiring an aperture in said chassis for receiving and capturing an anchor base comprising a plastic mounting block having internal surface walls which define between them a cavity which is only slightly larger than said anchor base, one of said internal surfaces having an aperture an attaching means on a lower surface of said block for clinging to another surface, said block being attached to said chassis by said attaching means being pressed against and clinging to an undedicated surface area on that chassis, a family of printed circuit board hardware components, each of said components having an anchor base with elongated attaching and capturing barbs which fit into said cavity deflecting when entering said aperture on said block and relaxing to substantially fill said cavity after passing through said aperture, and said cavity within said mounting block receiving and rotatably holding only said anchor base by capturing the ends of said elongated barbs under a flange as the barbs relax from their deflected position, whereby said entire family of hardware components may be mounted at substantially anyplace on the surface of said chassis by pressing said mounting block in place.

Claim 13

A device for mounting components of a type associated with a printed circuit board comprising a plastic mounting block having an attaching lower surface, whereby said block is attached to a chassis by being pressed against a surface of that chassis, a family of printed circuit board hardware components, each of said components having an anchor base with attaching and capturing barbs which deflect when entering said block, cavity means in said mounting block for receiving and rotatably holding said anchor base by capturing said barbs under a flange as the barbs relax from their deflected position, whereby said entire family of hardware components may be mounted at substantially anyplace on the surface of said chassis by pressing said mounting block in place, and opposing cam surfaces inside said cavity means for guiding and inwardly directing said barbs of said anchor base when it is rotated in order to release said anchor base from said mounting block.

Claim 14

A device for mounting components of a type associated with a printed circuit board comprising a plastic mounting block having an attaching lower surface, whereby said block is attached to a chassis by being pressed against a surface of that chassis, a family of printed circuit board hardware components, each of said components having an anchor base with attaching and capturing barbs which deflect when entering said block, cavity means in said mounting block for receiving and rotatably holding said anchor base by capturing said barbs under a flange as the barbs relax from their deflected position, whereby said entire family of hardware components may be mounted at substantially anyplace on the surface of said chassis by pressing said mounting block in place, and opposing cam surfaces inside said cavity means for guiding and inwardly directing said barbs of said anchor base when it is rotated in order to release said anchor base from said mounting block.

Claim 15

A device for mounting components of a type associated with a printed circuit board comprising a plastic mounting block having an attaching lower surface, whereby said block is attached to a chassis by being pressed against a surface of that chassis, a family of printed circuit board hardware components, each of said components having an anchor base with attaching and capturing barbs which deflect when entering said block, cavity means in said mounting block of receiving and rotatably holding said anchor base by capturing said barbs under a flange as the barbs relax from their deflected position, whereby said entire family of hardware components may be mounted at substantially anyplace on the surface of said chassis by pressing said mounting block in place, said cavity means in said mounting block having inwardly directed abuttment walls with locking notches therein, said locking notches capturing and holding said barbs as said anchor base is rotated.

Claim 16

A device for mounting components of a type associated with a printed circuit board comprising a plastic mounting block having an attaching lower surface, whereby said block is attached to a chassis by being pressed against a surface of that chassis, a family of printed circuit board hardware components, each of said components having an anchor base with attaching and capturing barbs which deflect when entering said block, cavity means in said mounting block of receiving and rotatably holding said anchor base by capturing said barbs under a flange as the barbs relax from their deflected position, whereby said entire family of hardware components may be mounted at substantially anyplace on the surface of said chassis by pressing said mounting block in place, said cavity means in said mounting block having inwardly directed abuttment walls with locking notches therein, said locking notches capturing and holding said barbs as said anchor base is rotated.