# US 11,116,101 B2 · Movable standoffs with posts > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,116,101 B2 - Document ID: US11116101B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/963,547 - Filed: 2018-03-06 - Published: 2020-12-17 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-03-06 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Yao-Wen Fan; Yu Wei Tan; Sheng-Lung Liao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11116101B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/16: Constructional details or arrangements - H05K 7/02: Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure - F16M 11/046: {adapted to upward-downward translation movement} - F16M 11/08: around a vertical axis {, e.g. panoramic heads (F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - F16M 11/16: Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof - F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle - F16M 13/022: {repositionable} - G06F 1/1613: {for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202)} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/181: {Enclosures (for portable computers G06F1/1613)} - G06F 1/183: Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards - H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)} - F16M 2200/02: Locking means - F16M 2200/021: for rotational movement - G06F 2200/1635: Stackable modules - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS ## Abstract In an example, a movable standoff may include or be attached to a bracket having a post opening, and a post insertable into the post opening. The post may include a low shoulder portion disposed at a first end and a high shoulder portion. Further, the movable standoff may include a nut to fasten to a second end of the post, the first end being opposite from the second end. The high shoulder portion may be disposed in between the first end and the second end. The movable standoff may additionally include a bias member disposed in between the nut and the bracket. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A movable standoff, comprising: a bracket having a post opening; a post insertable into the post opening, the post comprising a low shoulder portion disposed at a first end and a high shoulder portion; a nut to fasten to a second end of the post, the first end opposite from the second end; and a bias member disposed in between the nut and the bracket, wherein the high shoulder portion is disposed in between the first end and the second end. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The movable standoff of claim 1, wherein the post is movable through the post opening relative to the bracket between a released position and a raised position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The movable standoff of claim 2, wherein the high shoulder portion is movable through the post opening from the released position to the raised position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The movable standoff of claim 3, wherein the post is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the post in a locking direction to a locked position if the post is disposed in the raised position, and wherein the high shoulder is to latch on to the post opening if the post is disposed in the locked position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The movable standoff of claim 1, wherein the post opening has opposing clearance walls and opposing latching walls. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The movable standoff of claim 1, wherein the post further includes a fastener aperture disposed in a mounting surface of the post. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The movable standoff of claim 1, wherein the post further includes an attachment portion at the second end to mechanically engage with the nut. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The movable standoff of claim 7, wherein the attachment portion is threaded and is to engage with complementary threads on the nut. ### Claim 9 A mounting portion of an electronic device, comprising: a plate having a plurality of standoff openings; and a plurality of movable standoffs arranged in a mounting pattern, each movable standoff comprising: a bracket having a post opening aligned with one of the plurality of standoff openings; a post insertable into the post opening and the respective standoff opening and movable through the post opening between a released position and a raised position, the post comprising a low shoulder portion disposed at a first end and a high shoulder portion; a nut to fasten to a second end of the post, the first end opposite from the second end; and a bias member disposed in between the nut and the bracket, the bias member to urge the post towards the released position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The mounting portion of claim 9, wherein; if disposed in the raised position, the post is rotatable along a locking direction to a locked position, and wherein the high shoulder portion is to latch on to the post opening if disposed in the locked position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The mounting portion of claim 10, wherein the plate includes a plurality of post stops, each post stop disposed adjacent to one of the plurality of standoff openings. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising a mounting cover to removably attach to the chassis within the mounting cover recess. ### Claim 13 An electronic device, comprising: a chassis; a mounting portion disposed on a mounting side of the chassis, the mounting portion comprising: a plurality of movable standoffs arranged in a mounting pattern, each movable standoff comprising: a bracket having a post opening; a post insertable into the post opening and movable through the post opening between a released position and a raised position, the post comprising a low shoulder portion disposed at a first end to latch on to the post opening if disposed in the released position, and a high shoulder portion disposed adjacent the low shoulder portion; a nut to fasten to a second end of the post, the first end opposite from the second end; and a bias member disposed in between the nut and the bracket to urge the post towards the released position, wherein the post is rotatable to a locked position if disposed in the raised position, the high shoulder portion to latch on to the post opening if disposed in the locked position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the mounting portion is disposed within the chassis of the electronic device on the mounting side, and wherein the chassis includes a mounting cover recess disposed over the mounting portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the mounting pattern is a VESA mounting pattern.