Patent ID: 6449164
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
An enclosure for housing a printed circuit board comprising:(a) a shell comprising: a floor, a ceiling opposing said floor, a pair of opposing side walls each having first, second, third and fourth ends; said floor is connected to said fourth end of each of said side walls; said ceiling is connected to said second end of each of said side walls; said first end of each of said side walls, said floor and said ceiling define an open front; said third end of each of said side walls, said floor and said ceiling define an open back opposite to said open front; (b) a printed circuit board housed inside said shell, said printed circuit board comprising a front edge, a back edge and a pair of opposing side edges in a way that the front edge is adjacent to said open front, the back edge is adjacent to said open back and the side edges are adjacent to said side walls; (c) a front plate for attachment flush within said open front, said front plate comprising a pair of front male locking means disposed on opposing edges of said front plate, said first ends of each of said side walls further comprising front female locking means for lockingly engaging with said front male locking means; (d) a back plate for attachment flush within said open back, said back plate comprising a pair of back male locking means disposed on opposing edges of said back plate, said third ends of each of said side walls further comprising back female locking means for lockingly engaging with said back male locking means; (e) a front securing means for rigidly attaching said front plate to the printed circuit board, said front securing means affixed to the front edge; (f) a back securing means for rigidly attaching said back plate to the printed circuit board, said back securing means affixed to the back edge.