Patent ID: 9742054
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: F16B,H01Q,H01R,H05K

Claim:
1. A holder for holding an electrical component on a circuit board having a lead hole, the holder comprising: a body having a base for holding the electrical component and a connection member for mounting the body to the circuit board, the body composed of a dielectric material such that the base and the connection member are electrically insulative, the base including a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side configured to engage a first side of the circuit board, the base defining a lead opening extending through the base from the top side to the bottom side, the lead opening configured to receive a solder lead of the electrical component therein such that an end of the solder lead extends beyond the bottom side of the base and into the lead hole of the circuit board, the connection member extending from the base to a distal end of the connection member, the connection member being curved such that the distal end is disposed below the bottom side of the base and spaced apart from the bottom side, the connection member configured to extend around an edge of the circuit board such that a portion of the connection member at least proximate to the distal end engages an opposite second side of the circuit board to mechanically connect the body to the circuit board.