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Printed circuit board wedge section retainer

  • US 5,607,273 A
  • Filed: 11/06/1995
  • Issued: 03/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wedge apparatus for locking a printed circuit board within an elongated slot in a rack comprising:

  • an elongated center wedge having first and second elongated wall sections and first and second end sections, said end sections having sloped surfaces, a channel being formed in said center wedge, said center wedge being secured to an edge of said printed circuit board and having grooves formed in said wall sections extending along a substantial portion of the length thereof, recesses interrupting a portion of the grooves formed in said first and second wall sections;

    first and second end wedges located at opposite ends of the center wedge and having surfaces that engage the sloped surfaces of the center wedge;

    a screw interconnecting the first and second end wedges, rotation of the screw in a first direction drawing the two end wedges toward each other such that the end wedges and interconnecting screw are deflected transversely by the sloped surfaces of the center wedge, to lock a printed circuit board within an elongated slot in a rack; and

    means for biasing said first and second end wedges into longitudinal alignment with said center wedge.

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