Patent ID: 6617523
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener assembly configured to engage a component to a circuit board assembly having a circuit board and a retainer positioned adjacent the circuit board, said fastener assembly comprising:an elongated member extending between proximal and distal ends, said member including a proximal portion having threads, and said member including a distal portion having threads configured to engage the retainer of the circuit board assembly and a shoulder spaced from said distal end of said member, said shoulder being configured to contact a surface of the retainer and to limit the travel of said distal end of said member toward the circuit board, wherein the distance between said distal end and said shoulder of said member is equal to or less than the distance between the surface of the retainer and the circuit board, thereby reducing or eliminating interference between said distal end of said member and the circuit board; and a fastener adapted to engage said threads of said proximal portion of said member, said fastener being configured to engage the component to the circuit board assembly.