Patent ID: 8439615
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A face plate assembly for EMI shielding of a printed circuit board and for mounting the printed circuit board onto a rack, the assembly comprising: a one-piece molded face plate comprising an electrically conductive thermoplastic material further comprising a thermoplastic polymer containing conductive additives, said face plate having opposed planar surfaces: an outer planar surface for receiving a captive screw, and an inner planar surface for contacting and securing a printed circuit board and mounting the printed circuit board onto a rack, and said face plate further comprising at least one integral retaining element; at least one captive screw for insertion in a retaining element molded into the face plate and for attachment to a rack, wherein the captive screw has a shank portion and a thread portion, the thread portion having an inner diameter D said at least one retaining element being adapted to secure the captive screw in place on the face plate, the retaining element having a circular indentation with a diameter D a printed circuit board secured to the inner surface of the face plate.