Securing mechanism for device housing
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Davies, Way Chet Lim
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Abstract
A device housing comprises a front panel, a back panel, and a support structure. The front panel further comprises at least one threaded interface position on an edge of the front panel. The back panel further comprises at least one securing interface positioned on an edge of the back panel. The support structure is configured to mount the front panel and the back panel. The support structure further comprises a slot configured to couple the threaded interface on the front panel and a securing to configured to couple the securing interface on the back panel.
Claims20
A device housing comprising:
- a front panel comprising at least one threaded interface positioned on an edge of the front panel;
- a back panel comprising at least one securing interface positioned on an edge of the back panel;
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- a support structure configured to mount the front panel and the back panel, wherein the support structure comprises a mounting plate, the mounting plate comprising:
- a slot configured to couple the threaded interface on the front panel, and
- a securing tab configured to couple the securing interface on the back panel.
A device housing comprising:
- a front panel comprising a plurality of threaded interfaces positioned along a left edge and a right edge of the front panel;
- a back panel comprising a plurality of securing interfaces positioned along a left edge and a right edge of the front panel;
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- a support structure configured to mount the front panel and the back panel, wherein the support structure is coupled to a securing mechanism comprising a left mounting plate and a right mounting plate, each of the left and right mounting plate further comprising:
- a plurality of slots configured to couple to the threaded interfaces on the front panel, wherein each slot of the plurality corresponds to a threaded interface;
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- a plurality of securing tabs configured to couple to the securing interfaces on the back panel, wherein each securing tab corresponds to a securing interface.
A method for constructing a device housing, the method comprising:
- aligning a hole in a support structure with a slot in a mounting plate;
- mounting a front panel to the support structure by passing a screw through the slot in the mounting plate, the hole in the support structure, and a threaded interface on the front panel;
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- mounting a back panel to the support structure by coupling a securing tab on mounting plate to a securing interface on the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.