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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
May. 16, 1996
David L Stevens, Mesquite, TX (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for use with a circuit board having an aperture formed therein for receiving an electrical component therethrough, an electrical component assembling device. The electrical component device, in a preferred embodiment, includes a body member configured to receive the electrical component and at least partially extend through the aperture. A first clip is coupled to the body member and includes a first pressure bearing member for exerting a force against the circuit board to thereby secure the body member to the circuit board. The device further includes a second clip coupled to the body member. The second clip also includes a second pressure bearing member for exerting a force against the electrical component to thereby secure the electrical component to the body member. Thus, the first and second clips act in concert to hold the electrical component and the body member secure with respect to the circuit board.