Patent ID: 6315263
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A collapsible mount for mounting an electronic device to a circuit board, comprising:a base adapted to be fixed to the circuit board; andtwo support arms each having a lower end pivotably connected to the base and spaced from each other so as to be rotatable with respect to the base between a stowed position and an expanded position wherein the support arms are substantially opposite each other thereby defining a space therebetween adapted to accommodate the electronic device therein;wherein the pivotal connection between each of the support arms and the base comprises two pivot pins extending in opposite directions from the base and wherein each of the support arms has two first side walls each defining a hole for engaging and rotatably receiving respective pivot pin therein;wherein each of the first side walls of the support arm is provided with an arced slot substantially concentric with a corresponding hole of the support arm;wherein the support arm forms a first projection having an upper surface and the base forms a second projection having a lower surface, the upper surface of the first projection engaging with the lower surface of the second projection when the support arm is moved to the expanded position to retain the support arm in the expanded position.