Delco Electronics Corporation

Brian Allen Warren

Dedra Lee Harman

David A Gomes

A bracket for supporting and aligning a circuit component, such as a voltage regulator, on a circuit board during assembly. The bracket frictionally engages the component to restrain the component's movement and raised dimples position the component so that a hole in the component is aligned with holes in the bracket. Proper alignment of the holes allows proper insertion of a fastener which clamps the bracket and component to a heat-dissipating surface. The design of the bracket overcomes the necessity of machining an allowance in the heat-dissipating surface as is required to accommodate the prior art bracket. The bracket also prevents the application of stresses at the junction between the component and its leads when the leads are inserted through holes in the circuit board.

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Sims, IN, United States of America

Brian Allen Warren