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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:
Jan. 23, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alton D Carpenter, Houston, TX (US);
Howard W Segler, Stafford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29841 ; 174 / ; 174254 ; 257668 ;
Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus (10) for encasing a printed wiring board (12). Apparatus (10) comprises a substantially tubular housing (14) having internal ribs (30) formed along first and second sides (32) and (34) of housing (14). Printed wiring board (12) is received in housing (14) and maintained in place by ribs (30). An end cap (18) having an aligning member (36) is placed in a first opening (22) of housing (14). A coupling member (20) comprising a connector (40) and a support shell (42) is inserted into a second opening (28) of housing (14).