Patent ID: 6035522
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: H05K,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for leveling a circuit board against a rail, the circuit board having one of a plurality of different predetermined thicknesses, the apparatus comprising:a plate positioned beneath the rail, the plate having a first side and a second side, the first side of the plate dimensioned to support the circuit board, the plate being moveable in an upward direction to within a first predetermined distance from the rail, the first predetermined distance no smaller than a smallest one of the plurality of different predetermined thicknesses of the circuit board;at least one bushing carried on the second side of the plate;a base positioned beneath the plate;at least one spring carried on the second side of the plate to bias the plate towards the rail, the at least one spring, during leveling of the circuit board against the rail, is compressible to accommodate the circuit board having any one of the plurality of different predetermined thicknesses between the plate and the rail; andat least one post, one end of the at least one post carried on the base, an other one of the at least one post received by the at least one bushing to restrict lateral movement of the plate during leveling of the circuit board against the rail.