Patent ID: 7379293

Claim:
A yoke clamp for connecting a printed circuit board or other component to the neck of a cathode ray tube, said yoke clamp comprising: a first split ring to encircle and hold around said cathode ray tube neck; connecting means at each end of said first split ring including a cooperating series of barbs or teeth, the connecting means removably holding said first split ring around said cathode ray tube neck; a second split ring attached to the first split ring, the second split ring at least partially encircling the cathode ray tube neck; a plurality of stand-offs extending from the second split ring and maintaining the circuit board or other component a fast distance away from the cathode ray tube neck and a second distance away from the second split ring, the plurality of stand-offs each having an end remote from the first and second split rings, the remote end including means for removably receiving and securing the circuit board on the clamp, wherein said first and second split rings are attached by a connecting leg.