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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Maida Boudreau, Brimfield, MA (US);
Gerald J. Cote, Westborough, MA (US);
W. Brian Cunningham, Westborough, MA (US);
C. Ilhan Gundogan, Lexington, MA (US);
Maida Boudreau, Brimfield, MA (US);
Gerald J. Cote, Westborough, MA (US);
W. Brian Cunningham, Westborough, MA (US);
C. Ilhan Gundogan, Lexington, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described is a retainer having a base for attaching to a first circuit board. Opposing spatially separated first and second support members extend from one side of the base. The first support member has a latch portion and a terrace for supporting a portion of a second circuit board thereon. An arm has a free first end with a projection extending therefrom and a second end pivotally attached to the second support member for rotational movement between an open position and a closed position. An intermediate section of the arm latches onto the latch portion when the arm is rotated into the closed position. The free first end of the arm extends beyond the first support member for pressing the projection against a surface of the second circuit board when the intermediate section of the arm is latched onto the latch portion.