Captive standoff connector

• US 4,100,368 A
• Filed: 01/07/1977
• Issued: 07/11/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fleet National Bank (Bank of America Corp.), Fleet Credit Corp. (Bobit Business Media, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Weckesser Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Thomsen, Jack W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Askin, Laramie E.
• Application Number:
  US05/757,630
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 174/138 R, 174/138 D, 174/138 G, 174/153 R, 174/153 G, 174/158 R, 361/400, 361/403, 361/412, 361/415, 361/417, 361/418, 361/419, 361/420
• US Class Current: 174/138.00D
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 17/24 Insulators apertured for fixing by nail, screw, wire, or bar, e.g. diabolo, bobbin

Abstract

A bolt-receiving standoff connector especially suited for use as a spacer in separating or stacking electrical or electronic components, such as printed circuit boards or in any applications that require electrically isolating components while rigidly mounting the same to a support, chassis, or case, the standoff being constructed from non-conductive material, such as plastic or other like material possessing the required physical characteristics.

Claims

1. A captive standoff formed from dielectric material for cooperating with a threaded connector to rigidly mount together apertured components in spaced or stacked electrical isolated relationship, comprising

(a) an elongated substantially flat flexible strap,

(b) a circular bushing formed integral with said strap at one end thereof and extending laterally from one flat side surface thereof,

(c) said circular bushing having an outer diameter greater than the aperture formed in the components and provided with an axial bore extending therethrough,

(d) a bearing formed integral with said strap at its opposite end and providing portions of different sizes extending laterally from opposite flat side surfaces of said strap,

(e) one of said portions of said bearing having an outer diameter equal to the diameter of said axial bore formed through said circular bushing whereby said portion of said bearing may be projected into said axial bore of said bushing,

(f) said other portion of said bearing having a peripheral surface larger than the diameter of said axial bore formed in said circular bushing as well as the aperture formed in the component so as to connect said captive standoff to the apertured component when said firstmentioned portion of said bearing is projected into said axial bore of said circular bushing,

(g) said bearing having a threaded bore extending therethrough and adapted to threadably receive the threaded connector when the same is projected through said axial bore formed in said circular bushing and into the threaded bore of said bearing for connecting said bearing to said bushing and the apertured component therebetween.

2. A captive standoff as defined by claim 1 wherein the other of said portions of said bearing provides a performed tool engaging peripheral surface whereby said bearing may be retained in place within said circular bushing when a threaded connector is threaded through said threaded bore of said bearing.