BRACKETS FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

摘要

An apparatus includes, in combination, an electrical component and a bracket. The electrical component has a first end configured to electrically connect to a circuit board. The electrical component defines an axis and has a width measured in a direction transverse to the axis. The bracket has a body defining a bore shaped to receive the electrical component. The body further includes a break in communication with the bore to allow expansion of the bore. In an at-rest state of the bracket, the bore has a bore width smaller than the width of the electrical component, and when the electrical component is received in the bore, the bracket is elastically deformed such that the electrical component is clamped in the transverse direction solely by the residual stress within the bracket without any additional clamp or fastener.