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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. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M. Paquin, Cypress, TX (US);
David A. Selvidge, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ; H05K 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 ; H05K 1/14 ;
Abstract
An spacer assembly for spacing a circuit board from a chassis includes a plug that is adapted to extend through a mounting aperture in the chassis and a cap that is adapted to receive the plug in locking engagement for sandwiching the chassis therebetween. The cap has an upper wall that supports the circuit board and a skirt that extends from the upper wall to form a hollow interior that is sized to receive the plug. First cooperating structure on the plug and cap hold the plug within the hollow interior of the cap, while second cooperating structure on the plug and cap hold the chassis therebetween.