Patent ID: 6094352
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: H01R,H05K

Abstract:
Apparatus allowing for the removal of a circuit board from a housing without having to remove one or more coaxial cables that are connected to said housing, said apparatus includinga housing containing a circuit board and having at least one connector means for securing a coaxial cable to said housing so that a center conductor of the coaxial cable passes into the housing over the top surface of said circuit board mounted in said housing;said circuit board having a cutout formed therein that underlies said center conductor of said coaxial cable;a retaining member mounted upon said board over said cutout, said retaining member having a bottom opening that communicates with a hole formed therein, said center conductor of said coaxial cable being received in said hole;a locking means rotatable in said hole between a first locked position wherein the bottom opening in said retaining member is closed and the center conductor of said coaxial cable rests in electrical contact with said locking member and a second unlocked position wherein the bottom opening in said retaining means is opened to said hole allowing the circuit board to be lifted vertically from said housing past said center conductor; andelectrical means for connecting the locking member in said retaining member with circuit means on said board.