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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:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard G. Witty, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/00 ; H05K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/00 ; H05K 9/00 ;
Abstract
A novel method is disclosed to create elongated apertures from circular holes provide a snap fit of square or rectangular tabs or tangs without requiring special tooling or milling. According to the method of the invention, at the intersection of the circular holes, points of engagement are formed that hold the square or rectangular tab in place. The size and spacing of the intersecting circular holes determine the depth of the points of engagement and the size of the square or rectangular tab that can be held.