Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Latching cam handle assembly for securing mated circuit boards
- Patent Title (中): 锁定凸轮手柄组件,用于固定配对电路板
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Application No.: US13859893Application Date: 2013-04-10
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Publication No.: US08976536B2Publication Date: 2015-03-10
- Inventor: Michael D. French, Jr.
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agent Katherine S. Brown; Jeffrey L. Streets
- Main IPC: H05K5/00
- IPC: H05K5/00 ; H05K7/14 ; H05K5/02

Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a housing that includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion coupled at a first end. The apparatus further comprises a bulkhead secured to a second end of the second housing portion, and a handle pivotally secured to a second end of the first housing portion. The bulkhead includes a distally extending pin and a spring latch. The handle has a hole that is sized and positioned to selectively receive the distally extending pin and allow the handle to close only with the first and second housing portions in a closed position. The handle also has a hook that is captured by the spring latch in response to the handle being closed. A torsion spring may be used to bias the handle to an open position where the handle can be easily grabbed when the handle has not been latched.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140307400A1 LATCHING CAM HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING MATED CIRCUIT BOARDS Public/Granted day:2014-10-16
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