Patent ID: 6033252
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: H01H,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for positioning a component relative to a circuit, comprising:a housing adapted to house at least a portion of the circuit including an input connection, said housing having an exterior surface with an opening in the vicinity of said input connection;a guide member supported on said housing such that said guide member extends generally away from said exterior surface of said housing;a component receiver adapted to receive and support the component, said component receiver being movably supported on said guide member for movement between a first position where the component engages said input connection and a second position where the component is spaced from said input connection; anda mounting member received at least partially within the opening of said housing, said mounting member supporting said guide member and having a portion that interacts with said component receiver to facilitate said component receiver being moved between said first and second positions,wherein the component at least partially passes through the opening of said housing as said component receiver is moved between said first and second positions and wherein said housing and said component receiver interact to selectively maintain said component receiver in said second position and said guide member and said component receiver interact to maintain said component receiver in relation to said housing.