Patent ID: 6352441
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A locking spring for a circuit board ejector comprising:a body portion, a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion including a protruding portion which is adapted to be received in a recess formed at a free end of the circuit board ejector, the second end portion including a manually operable portion, the manually operable portion including an outer planar surface, the manually operable portion further including a plurality of raised ridge portions extending outward from the outer planar surface of the manually operable portion and spaced apart along the outer planar surface wherein each of the plurality of ridge portions include a curved body portion, the curved body portion extending outward from the outer planar surface of the manually operable portion, the curved body portion following an arc-shaped course along the outer planar surface to allow a user to apply a load to the manually operable portion at an optimum location along the manually operable portion to unlock the circuit board ejector.