Patent ID: 11877414
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A tool-less electronic component retention apparatus, comprising:
a bracket to affix to a circuit board;
a spring-loaded arm attached to the bracket, the spring-loaded arm having an engagement tab that is angled downwardly to engage an upper surface of an electronic component to mount the electronic component to the circuit board, wherein the spring-loaded arm is pivotable between an engaged position and a release position by a user without use of a tool, wherein in the engaged position the engagement tab is engaged to the upper surface of the electronic component, and wherein in the release position the engagement tab is disengaged from the upper surface of the electronic component, and
a stop that blocks further rotation of the spring-loaded arm in a direction from the release position to the engaged position when the spring-loaded arm pivots from the release position to the engaged position, and wherein the stop blocks further rotation of the spring-loaded arm from the engaged position to the release position.