Coupling mechanism and supporting assembly including the same
AssigneeOther World Computing, Inc.
InventorsI-Ching Shih, Chao-Nan Huang
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Abstract
A coupling mechanism is provided for coupling a supporting element to a frame, and includes a base member and a C-shaped retainer. The frame includes a frame body and a leg member that has a leg body extending downwardly from the frame body to terminate at an enlarged leg end. The base member defines therein a recess for the enlarged leg end therein. The supporting element is coupled to a lower major surface of the base wall. The C-shaped retainer extends to be disposed about the leg body, and is configured to be detachably coupled to a surrounding wall of the base member for retaining the enlarged leg end in the recess.
Claims8
A coupling mechanism for coupling a supporting element to a frame which includes a frame body and a leg member that has a leg body extending downwardly from the frame body to terminate at an enlarged leg end, the coupling mechanism comprising:
- a base member including
- a base wall having an upper major surface and a lower major surface which is configured for being coupled to the supporting element, and
- a surrounding wall extending upwardly from a marginal edge of said upper major surface of said base wall to define a recess with said base wall, said recess being configured for receiving the enlarged leg end therein;
- a C-shaped retainer extending to be disposed about the leg body, and configured to be detachably coupled to said surrounding wall for retaining the enlarged leg end in said recess;
- wherein said surrounding wall has an inner threaded surface portion, and said C-shaped retainer has an outer threaded surface portion configured to be brought into threaded engagement with said inner threaded surface portion so as to permit said C-shaped retainer to be detachably coupled to said surrounding wall;
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- wherein said C-shaped retainer has
- an upper surface,
- a lower surface,
- an outer peripheral surface interconnecting said upper and lower surfaces, and having said outer threaded surface portion, said outer peripheral surface extending circumferentially to terminate at two surface ends,
- an inner curved surface which extends between said surface ends for being disposed about the leg body, and which is disposed between said upper and lower surface, and
- an inclined juncture surface extending downwardly and inclinedly from said inner curved surface to said lower surface.
A supporting assembly for a frame which includes a frame body and a leg member that has a leg body extending downwardly from the frame body to terminate at an enlarged leg end, the supporting assembly comprising:
- a base member including
- a base wall having an upper major surface and a lower major surface, and
- a surrounding wall extending upwardly from a marginal edge of said upper major surface of said base wall to define a recess with said base wall, said recess being configured for receiving the enlarged leg end therein;
- a supporting element configured to be coupled to said lower major surface of said base wall;
- and
- a C-shaped retainer extending to be disposed about the leg body, and configured to be detachably coupled to said surrounding wall for retaining the enlarged leg end in said recess;
- and
- wherein said surrounding wall has an inner threaded surface portion, and said C-shaped retainer has an outer threaded surface portion configured to be brought into threaded engagement with said inner threaded surface portion so as to permit said C-shaped retainer to be detachably coupled to said surrounding wall;
- wherein said C-shaped retainer has
- an upper surface,
- a lower surface,
- an outer peripheral surface interconnecting said upper and lower surfaces, and having said outer threaded surface portion, said outer peripheral surface extending circumferentially to terminate at two surface ends,
- an inner curved surface which extends between said surface ends for being disposed about the leg body, and which is disposed between said upper and lower surface, and
- an inclined juncture surface extending downwardly and inclinedly from said inner curved surface to said lower surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.