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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Applicants:
James S. Franco, Wind Gap, PA (US);
William P. Mcdonough, Collegeville, PA (US);
Inventors:
James S. Franco, Wind Gap, PA (US);
William P. McDonough, Collegeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
PEM Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/02 (2006.01); B23P 17/00 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of assembling a captive panel fastener to a printed circuit board comprises the steps of placing an axially-extending shank of a captive fastener retainer through a mounting hole in a printed circuit board, soldering the retainer to the printed circuit board, cooling the retainer, and then affixing a retractable screw assembly including a plastic screw cap to the retainer by snap attachment of the screw cap to an outside surface of the retainer.