Fastener, shield, and corresponding systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a metal panel; and
a plurality of fasteners for fastening the metal panel in a plurality of positions to at least one of a radio frequency (RF) amplifier or an RF amplifier housing to provide electrical grounding, the plurality of fasteners each terminating at an oblong paddle and comprising a threaded shaft for receipt by a threaded boss;
the metal panel defining a plurality of oblong aperture, each having a major dimension defined along a first axis and a minor dimension defined along a second axis, the oblong paddles configured to pass through each of the plurality of oblong apertures when the respective oblong paddle is rotated to a first rotational alignment about the oblong paddle'"'"'s central axis; and
the metal panel comprising one or more retention contours disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of oblong apertures, each retention contour comprising a ramp defined by a curved central axis and a retention bridge defining a recess to receive the respective oblong paddle when rotated to a second rotational alignment about the oblong paddle'"'"'s central axis,wherein when rotated to the second rotational alignment, the bottom edges of the oblong paddle translate up each ramp until seated in each retention contour of each retention bridge, wherein the second rotational alignment is within a half-turn of the first rotational alignment.
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Abstract
A system (100) includes a threaded boss (101) defining a central axis (104), a metal panel (102), and a fastener (103) to couple the metal panel to the threaded boss. The fastener includes a threaded shaft (105) terminating at a paddle (106), which can be oblong. The metal panel can define an oblong aperture (112), where the paddle is to pass through the oblong aperture when rotated (115) to a first rotational alignment (113) about the central axis. The metal panel can also include one or more retention contours (116,117) disposed adjacent to the oblong aperture. Each retention contour can include a ramp (118,120) defined by a curved central axis (305) and a retention bridge (119,121) defining a recess (122,123) to receive the oblong paddle when rotated to a second rotational alignment (114) about the central axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a metal panel; and a plurality of fasteners for fastening the metal panel in a plurality of positions to at least one of a radio frequency (RF) amplifier or an RF amplifier housing to provide electrical grounding, the plurality of fasteners each terminating at an oblong paddle and comprising a threaded shaft for receipt by a threaded boss; the metal panel defining a plurality of oblong aperture, each having a major dimension defined along a first axis and a minor dimension defined along a second axis, the oblong paddles configured to pass through each of the plurality of oblong apertures when the respective oblong paddle is rotated to a first rotational alignment about the oblong paddle'"'"'s central axis; and the metal panel comprising one or more retention contours disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of oblong apertures, each retention contour comprising a ramp defined by a curved central axis and a retention bridge defining a recess to receive the respective oblong paddle when rotated to a second rotational alignment about the oblong paddle'"'"'s central axis, wherein when rotated to the second rotational alignment, the bottom edges of the oblong paddle translate up each ramp until seated in each retention contour of each retention bridge, wherein the second rotational alignment is within a half-turn of the first rotational alignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a threaded boss defining a central axis; a metal panel; and a fastener for fastening the metal panel in a plurality of positions to at least one of a radio frequency (RF) amplifier or an RF amplifier housing to provide electrical grounding, the plurality of fasteners each comprising a threaded shaft terminating at a paddle, for each fastener to rotationally insert into the threaded boss along the central axis to couple the metal panel to the threaded boss; the metal panel; defining a plurality of aperture, each having a major dimension defined along a first axis and a minor dimension defined along a second axis to allow each paddle to pass through each of the apertures when a respective paddle is rotated to a first rotational alignment about the central axis; and comprising a first retention contour and a second retention contour, each retention contour; disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of apertures; comprising a ramp defined by a curved central axis and a retention bridge defining a recess to retain the respective paddle in a second rotational alignment about the central axis, wherein when rotated to the second rotational alignment, the bottom edges of the oblong paddle translate up each ramp until seated in each retention contour of each retention bridge, wherein the second rotational alignment is within a half-turn of the first rotational alignment. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of shielding an electronic circuit, comprising:
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threading a fastener into a threaded boss having a central axis for fastening the metal panel in a plurality of positions to at least one of a radio frequency (RF) amplifier or an RF amplifier housing to provide electrical grounding; terminating the threading with a paddle of the fastener oriented in a first rotational alignment about the central axis; placing a metal panel against the threaded boss by passing the paddle through an aperture in the metal panel; and rotating the paddle to a second rotational alignment about the central axis to; translate the paddle along a curved ramp; and engage the paddle with a retention bridge disposed at an end of the curved ramp, wherein when rotated to the second rotational alignment, the bottom edges of the oblong paddle translate up each ramp until seated in each retention contour of each retention bridge, wherein the second rotational alignment is within a half-turn of the first rotational alignment. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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