Vertical mounting device for electrical circuit board components

Claim 1

A mounting device for the upright mounting, on a printed circuit board or the like, of electrical components having electrical leads, comprising: a base portion adapted for operable coupling with said board, including: a base plate adapted to be affixed to said board, said plate including a plurality of spaced apart base plate apertures for receiving said leads; a pair of opposed, resilient sidewalls extending upwardly from said base plate, each of said base plate sidewalls including a beveled upper edge and structure defining latch receiving apertures; an upright portion snapably received by said base portion, said upright portion including: a front wall; a rear wall in opposed relationship with said front wall, said rear wall defining a plurality of stepped portions; structure defining a plurality of upright portion apertures extending between said front wall and said rear wall for receiving said electrical leads, said upright portion apertures being longitudinally spaced apart relative to said upright portion front wall for maintaining said leads in spaced apart relationship, said upright portion apertures intersecting said rear wall at different ones of said stepped portions whereby the leads extending through said upright portion apertures beyond said rear wall can be bent about said stepped portions into generally parallel relationship with said front wall while maintaining their spaced apart relationship; and opposed sidewalls, each sidewall having an upper portion and a lower portion recessed relative to said upper portion, said sidewall lower portions each including an outwardly extending snap element having an inclined bottom wall, said snap element bottom wall and said base plate sidewall beveled upper edge being of generally equal slope for mutual sliding engagement upon insertion of said upright portion into said base portion, said snap elements being snapably received within said base portion sidewall apertures, and respective ones of said base portion sidewalls and said upright portion sidewall upper portions being generally aligned so as to collectively define opposed, generally planar, mounting device sidewalls, when said upright portion is snapably received within said base portion.