Patent ID: 6172873
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A module mounting assembly mounting modules on a circuit board, comprising:A pair of riser members, each having a base in engagement with said circuit board;a bridge member bridging between said riser members;said riser members each comprising a pair of channels formed into faces thereof and which accept into each one of said channels on each of said riser members one edge of a singe module;said bridge member disposed on a distal end of each said riser member spaced apart from said base, and said bridge member further blocking removal of said module from said channels;said riser members further comprising air flow apertures disposed in each of said riser members said apertures disposed intermediate said channels, forming an air flow passage between said modules;said bridge further defining an aperture accepting insertion of an extension of said module therethrough and encircling a portion of said module.