Patent ID: 6930880

Claim:
An electronic component support structure comprising: a component receptacle including a sidewall extending from a bottom surface of a synthetic resin junction board to form an inner space configured to contain an electronic component inserted therein; a plurality of first flexible fingers, each of said first flexible fingers being formed by two slits provided at predetermined positions in the sidewall of said component receptacle, wherein a free end of each of said first flexible fingers is inwardly and outwardly flexible and includes an inwardly extending hook portion for pressing against an upper surface of the electronic component inserted into said component receptacle; and a plurality of second flexible fingers, each of said second flexible fingers being formed by a U-shaped cutout portion provided at a predetermined position in the sidewall of said component receptacle, wherein a free end of each of said second flexible fingers is inwardly and outwardly flexible and includes an inwardly extending lip portion for pressing against a lateral surface of the electronic component inserted into said component receptacle.