The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997

Filed:

Aug. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:

Jeff Lauruhn, Folsom, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361801 ; 361740 ; 361802 ; 439157 ; 439328 ; 211 4117 ;
Abstract

An apparatus for retaining a circuit board in a connected position is constituted with a top cover and a U-shaped retention body. The top cover has pivoting features disposed at one end and locking features disposed at the other end. The U-shaped retention body has a base and a cavity disposed therein, and two arms rising from each side end. The rising arms include receiving features correspondingly disposed on their top ends. The top cover pivoting features mate with one the receiving features to allow the top cover to pivot at one of the top ends, placing the apparatus in an open position for inserting the circuit board into the cavity, and in a closed position, with the locking features mating with the other receiving feature, securing the inserted circuit board.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…