Patent ID: 8139361
Filing Date: 2012-03-20
Classification: H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An anchor for operably engaging an electronic component with a circuit board having a first side and a second side, the circuit board defining a first aperture and a second aperture, the anchor comprising: an anchor portion configured for receiving at least a portion of the electronic component; a first anchor leg flexibly extending from a first end of the anchor portion and configured for insertion into the first aperture; a first lower retaining tab extending from the first anchor leg; a second anchor leg flexibly extending from a second end of the anchor portion and configured for insertion in the second aperture; a second lower retaining tab extending from the second anchor leg; and a compression element slidably disposed about the first anchor leg and the second anchor leg and movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the compression element configured for urging the first lower retaining tab and the second lower retaining tab towards one another when moved from the unlocked position to the locked position such that the anchor is secured in the first aperture and the second aperture of the circuit board by the cooperation of the first lower retaining tab, the second lower retaining tab, and the second side of the circuit board when the compression element is in the locked position.