Patent ID: 7561442
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electronic component holder comprising: a holder body with a first groove formed in a top face of the holder body and a second groove formed in a back face of the holder body that intersects with the top face, the first and second grooves being continuously formed and receiving a lead wire of an electronic component along the first and second groove; and a wire retaining portion formed in the second groove of the holder body, the wire retaining portion retaining the lead wire in the second groove and restricting movement of the lead wire in a direction away from a bottom face of the second groove of the holder body, the wire retaining portion including a protrusion protruding inwardly from one side face of the second groove towards the other side face of the second groove, with the protrusion and the other side face of the second groove defining a gap therebetween.