Patent ID: 6160707
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
A bracket for mounting on a mother board to receive a circuit board assemble, comprising:an elongated base member for engaging the mother board proximate a circuit board connector slot on the mother board;a pair of spaced retaining posts extending away from a mother board, one at each end of the base member for receiving the circuit board assembly in the space therebetween, each retaining post having an exterior side facing away from the other retaining post, each retaining post having an interior side facing toward the other retaining post for guiding the circuit board assembly into electrical contact with the connector slot on the mother board during installation, and for retaining the circuit board assembly in contact orientation within the connector slot after installation, each retaining post having a latch port extending therethrough;a pair of assembly latches one on the exterior side of each retaining post, which cooperate with the retaining posts through the latch ports for latching the circuit board assembly after installation, each assembly latch having an engage structure and a release structure, each assembly latch displaceable by means of the release structure from an engaged position in which the engage structure extends through the latch port engaging a circuit board assembly, to a released position in which the engage structure is displaced away from the circuit board assembly releasing the circuit board assembly; andresilient means effective between the engage structure and the release structure of each assembly latch, for resiliently loading the assembly latches toward the engaged position for maintaining the assembly latches in the engaged position after the installation of the circuit board assembly.