US5986892A
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Mount for a circuit board including a mounting bracket and receptor for the bracket
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1998-05-04
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2018-05-04
Abstract
Abstract A mount for a circuit board includes a mounting bracket having an elongated shank which has tab incorporating detents. Receptors incorporate receptacles for the reception of the tabs and have latches engagable in the detents to locate the tabs in the receptacles. The bracket and receptors are electrically conductive to ground the circuit board and the bracket and receptors can be secured to the circuit board by automatic installation machinery.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Hargy, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 11:56
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1422; H05K7/1427; H05K7/1429; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/301; H05K3/306; H05K3/308; H05K3/40; H05K3/4007; H05K3/4015
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
In a mount for a circuit board having top and bottom surfaces and opposite extremities, the combination of: a circuit board mounting bracket, said mounting bracket having an elongated shank with engagement means thereupon, said engagement means having detent means thereupon; and receptor means securable to one of said extremities, said receptor means incorporating a receptacle for slidable engagement by said engagement means, said receptor means having latch means engagable with said detent means of said engagement means to lock and position said engagement means in said receptacle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
In a mount for a circuit board having top and bottom surfaces and opposite extremities, the combination of: a circuit board mounting bracket, said mounting bracket having an elongated shank with engagement means thereupon, said engagement means having detent means thereupon; and receptor means securable to one of said extremities, said receptor means incorporating a receptacle for slidable engagement by said engagement means, said receptor means having latch means engagable with said detent means of said engagement means to lock and position said engagement means in said receptacle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The mount of claim 1 in which said engagement means is formed integrally with said shank.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The mount of claim 2 in which said shank engagement means is electrically conductive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The mount of claim 1 in which said shank engagement means and receptor means are electrically conductive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mount of claim 4 in which said receptor means incorporates electrical contact means for ensuring electrical grounding of said circuit board through said engagement means and said shank.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The mount of claim 1 in which said detent means includes detents on said engagement means and said latch means are latching members on said receptor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The mount of claim 1 in which said engagement means is a tab having opposite edges and said detent means are detents located in said edges, said latch means being latching members engagable with said detents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The mount of claim 1 in which said engagement means is a tab having a detent opening therein and said latching means is a latching member engagable with said detent opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The mount of claim 1 in which said receptor means has a top wall, side walls, and legs depending therefrom engagable with said circuit board.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The mount of claim 9 in which said legs are for engaging openings in the circuit board.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The mount of claim 10 in which said legs have snap-in lower extremities to retain said receptor in operative relationship with the top surface of said circuit board and engagable with said bottom surface of said board to maintain said receptor on said board.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A mounting bracket for a circuit board, said bracket having an elongated shank with an engagement tab thereupon for slidable engagement with a circuit board receptor on said board, said engagement tab having detent means thereupon for engagement by latch means on said receptor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
A mounting bracket for a circuit board, said bracket having an elongated shank with an engagement tab thereupon for slidable engagement with a circuit board receptor on said board, said engagement tab having detent means thereupon for engagement by latch means on said receptor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
91 words
In a mount for a circuit board having top and bottom surfaces, opposite extremities, and securement openings adjacent an extremity, the combination of: a circuit board mounting bracket with an elongated shank having spaced tabs on said shank, the tabs having opposite edges and detents in said opposite edges; and receptors securable to said circuit board incorporating receptacles for slidable engagement by said tabs, said receptors having a top wall, legs engagable in said securement openings, and latches engagable with said detents to lock and position said tabs in said receptacles.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
91 words
In a mount for a circuit board having top and bottom surfaces, opposite extremities, and securement openings adjacent an extremity, the combination of: a circuit board mounting bracket with an elongated shank having spaced tabs on said shank, the tabs having opposite edges and detents in said opposite edges; and receptors securable to said circuit board incorporating receptacles for slidable engagement by said tabs, said receptors having a top wall, legs engagable in said securement openings, and latches engagable with said detents to lock and position said tabs in said receptacles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The mount of claim 13 in which said bracket and said receptors are electrically conductive to ground said board.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
The mount of claim 13 in which said legs have snap-in lower extremities for extending through said securement openings and impinging on said bottom wall of said board to retain said receptors in operative relationship with the top surface of said board.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
The mount of claim 13 in which the detents are openings in said tabs and said latches are formed in said top wall of said receptors for engagement with said detent openings.
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