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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:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel F. McMiller, Cardiff By The Sea, CA (US);
Scott Fitzgerald, Encinitas, CA (US);
Alan M. Signorelli, La Costa, CA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 9/00 ;
Abstract
A metal enclosure formed of three basic parts of stamped sheet metal. The parts include a system of retention clips, spring fingers and embossed dimples to achieve easy assembly and a high level of electromagnetic interference containment when the parts are assembled. The design also provides high structural rigidity, mechanical strength and ease of assembly/disassembly.