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US6449164B1
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Enclosure for housing a printed circuit board
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2002-01-22
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Granted: 2002-09-10
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Expires: 2022-01-22
Abstract
Abstract An enclosure for housing a printed circuit board is disclosed. The enclosure comprises a shell with an open front and back, a front plate and back plate for attachment flush within, respectively, the open front and back. The front plate and back plate are secured to the shell by locking means. The printed circuit board housed within the enclosure is used as a structural element of the enclosure by rigid attachment to the front plate and back plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Jack Gershfeld
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:49
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K5/00; H05K5/0026; H05K5/0039
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
320 words
An enclosure for housing a printed circuit board comprising: (a) a shell comprising: a floor, a ceiling opposing said floor, a pair of opposing side walls each having first, second, third and fourth ends; said floor is connected to said fourth end of each of said side walls; said ceiling is connected to said second end of each of said side walls; said first end of each of said side walls, said floor and said ceiling define an open front; said third end of each of said side walls, said floor and said ceiling define an open back opposite to said open front; (b) a printed circuit board housed inside said shell, said printed circuit board comprising a front edge, a back edge and a pair of opposing side edges in a way that the front edge is adjacent to said open front, the back edge is adjacent to said open back and the side edges are adjacent to said side walls; (c) a front plate for attachment flush within said open front, said front plate comprising a pair of front male locking means disposed on opposing edges of said front plate, said first ends of each of said side walls further comprising front female locking means for lockingly engaging with said front male locking means; (d) a back plate for attachment flush within said open back, said back plate comprising a pair of back male locking means disposed on opposing edges of said back plate, said third ends of each of said side walls further comprising back female locking means for lockingly engaging with said back male locking means; (e) a front securing means for rigidly attaching said front plate to the printed circuit board, said front securing means affixed to the front edge; (f) a back securing means for rigidly attaching said back plate to the printed circuit board, said back securing means affixed to the back edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
320 words
An enclosure for housing a printed circuit board comprising: (a) a shell comprising: a floor, a ceiling opposing said floor, a pair of opposing side walls each having first, second, third and fourth ends; said floor is connected to said fourth end of each of said side walls; said ceiling is connected to said second end of each of said side walls; said first end of each of said side walls, said floor and said ceiling define an open front; said third end of each of said side walls, said floor and said ceiling define an open back opposite to said open front; (b) a printed circuit board housed inside said shell, said printed circuit board comprising a front edge, a back edge and a pair of opposing side edges in a way that the front edge is adjacent to said open front, the back edge is adjacent to said open back and the side edges are adjacent to said side walls; (c) a front plate for attachment flush within said open front, said front plate comprising a pair of front male locking means disposed on opposing edges of said front plate, said first ends of each of said side walls further comprising front female locking means for lockingly engaging with said front male locking means; (d) a back plate for attachment flush within said open back, said back plate comprising a pair of back male locking means disposed on opposing edges of said back plate, said third ends of each of said side walls further comprising back female locking means for lockingly engaging with said back male locking means; (e) a front securing means for rigidly attaching said front plate to the printed circuit board, said front securing means affixed to the front edge; (f) a back securing means for rigidly attaching said back plate to the printed circuit board, said back securing means affixed to the back edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
An enclosure for housing a printed circuit board as in claim 1 , wherein said front male locking means are rectangular protrusions outwardly extending from the opposing So edges of said front plate, said back male locking means are rectangular protrusions outwardly extending from the opposing edges of said back plate, said front female locking means and said back female locking means are rectangular notches, such that said rectangular protrusions lockingly engage with said rectangular notches by way of the force of friction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
128 words
An enclosure for housing a printed circuit board as in claim 2 , wherein; (a) said front securing means further comprises a front connector suitable for connecting the printed circuit board to interconnect cables, said front connector comprising nuts and bolts for securing said front connector to said front plate; (b) said front plate further comprises an opening for receiving said front connector and openings for receiving said nuts and bolts; (c) said back securing means further comprises a back connector suitable for connecting the printed circuit board to interconnect cables, said back connector comprising nuts and bolts for securing said back connector to said back plate; (d) said back plate further comprises an opening for receiving said back connector and openings for receiving said nuts and bolts.
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