Multiple use component spacer and methods for preparing a spacer for mounting on and affixing a spacer to a circuit board

摘要

A multiple use component spacer having a component platform defining an aperture, having a plurality of lead grasping portions each having forked resilient portions defining a lead receiving slot for firm engagement with the leads of a range of packages without requiring the use of adhesives, having a plurality of lead abutment portions on its circumference, and having a plurality of feet on at least one surface.