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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1984
Francis G Frano, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
John N Schavilje, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
George J Bury, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A holder made of resilient plastic material is disclosed for mounting a light-emitting diode having a rectangular-shaped base into a rectangular-shaped aperture of a panel member. The holder has a rectangular-shaped hollow body of a cross section slightly smaller than the rectangular-shaped aperture in the panel and is molded with a rectangular-shaped lengthwise throughbore for receiving a rectangular-shaped light-emitting diode. The rectangular-shaped body is molded into a first pair of opposing sidewalls and a second pair of opposing sidewalls. A pair of spaced lengthwise elongate slots are formed in the second pair to define a flexible central web portion in each sidewall of the second pair. The LED holder is retained in the rectangular-shaped aperture between an outwardly extending flange portion formed around the periphery of the upper end of the body, and a pair of resilient arm means formed on the outside surface of the first pair of opposite sidewalls, which provide a snapping engagement with the lower surface of the apertured panel. Crush rib means are formed on the outside surface of the web portions in a lengthwise direction to provide a wedging action between the LED holder and the apertured panel when the LED is inserted into the LED holder. A pair of shoulder latching means integrally formed on the inside surface of the web portions provide the means for engaging and holding the bottom edge surface of a rectangular-shaped base of a light-emitting diode.