Wedge clamp for circuit board

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11395429
APP PUB NO 20200229316A1
SERIAL NO

16736240

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A releasable clamping device is provided. The device includes a plurality of wedge members that slidably are disposed upon a carrier, with an input disposed in conjunction with a first wedge member. The input interacts with a projection and when the input is moved the first wedge members slides along the carrier. Motion of the first wedge member causes vertical motion of the second and fourth wedge members, which in combination cause the thickness of the releasable clamping device to increase, which frictionally retains the carrier and associated components thereon (such as a PCB) within a housing. The input may be moved in an opposite direction which causes the first wedge member to slide along the carrier in an opposite direction and causes the second and fourth wedge members to vertically move toward the carrier thereby narrowing the overall thickness of the device to allow removal of the carrier.

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Patent Owner(s)

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SIMON INDUSTRIES INC2910 INDUSTRIAL DR RALEIGH NC 27609

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Caylor, James Christopher Flower Mound, US 11 165
Jensen, Moses Ray Austin, US 2 2
Pelillo, Mark Roger Wake Forest, US 2 2
Stone, David R F Raleigh, US 2 2

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