Patent ID: 6445588
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for use in securing at least one of a printed circuit board and an electrical component to a base plate, the apparatus comprising:a first end portion that includes a substantially planar outer surface, the substantially planar outer surface of the first end portion being contactable by a source of a compression force; a second end portion that includes a substantially planar outer surface, the substantially planar outer surface of the second end portion being contactable by the at least one of the printed circuit board and the electrical component; and a compressible body portion connecting the first end portion to the second end portion, the compressible body portion transferring the compression force applied to the first end portion to the second end portion for application to the at least one of the printed circuit board and the electrical component, wherein the compressible body portion compresses in one direction without increasing in size in any other direction.