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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1997
Niranjan K. Mitra, Eindhoven, NL;
Berg Technology, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Hold-Down element (,) for holding, in a clamping manner, an electrical and/or electronic component, such as a connector, onto a substrate. The hold-down element (,) comprising a first part (,) for engaging the substrate and a second part (,) for engaging the component to be mounted. The first part (,) having an essentially flat, elongate shape provided with a member (,) which is offset with respect to the raised member (,), so that the first part (,), under the influence of a force exerted thereon during the insertion of the hold-down element (,) in a mounting opening, can diverge in the opposite direction to the raised member (,) and can engage, in a clamping manner, the substrate by means of the divergent portion in the mounting opening. The hold-down element (,) may also be used as the connecting end of a component.