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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1980
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1978
John V Romano, San Jose, CA (US);
Atari, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A pair of fastening devices for rigidly securing a circuit board having electrically conductive fingers extending from the edge to an edge connector having slots which engage the fingers and provide electrical coupling of the circuit board to external devices or circuits. Each of the devices includes a fastening member which is first loosely attached to the circuit board by a plurality of flexible ears projecting from a planar portion of the member and inserted through an opening in the circuit board proximate the edge. A drive pin is moved through an aperture in the planar portion to spread apart the flexible ears within the opening and rigidly secure the previously loosely attached member to the circuit board. An end portion on each fastening member overlaps the edge of the circuit board and includes means for retaining the edge connector to the fastening member.