Patent ID: 6266248
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
A faceplate assembly including a printed circuit card insertable into a shelf unit, the circuit card including a switch having an actuator movable to a predetermined position when the circuit card is fully inserted in the shelf unit, the assembly comprising:a bracket member secured to an edge of the circuit card;a latch member pivotably mounted relative to the circuit card, the latch member having a latch hook portion adjacent the circuit card and engagable with cooperating structure of the shelf unit to releasably retain the circuit card within the shelf unit, and the latch member further having a handle portion extending through a first opening of the bracket member and terminated by a user engagable portion to allow a user to pivot the latch member; anda resilient clip secured to the bracket member, the clip having a first portion engagable with the latch member handle portion to yieldably bias the latch member toward a position where the latch hook portion is disengaged from the shelf unit cooperating structure, and the clip having a second portion extending through a second opening of the bracket member to engage the switch actuator and move the switch actuator to the predetermined position when the latch member is pivoted to a position where the latch hook portion engages the shelf unit cooperating structure.