Deformable mounting bracket
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsRonald Paul Dean, Kristina Lynn Mann, Sean William Tucker, David William Mayer
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Abstract
Disclosed is a mounting bracket for a device comprising a resiliently-deformable surface, having a deforming element disposed therein, and a pair of attachment members disposed on opposite sides of and attached to the surface. The attachment members of the mounting bracket are adapted to interface with the device upon deformation of the deforming element.
Claims26
A mounting bracket for a device comprising:
- a resiliently-deformable surface having a deforming element disposed therein;
- and
- a pair of attachment members disposed on opposite sides of and attached to said surface and adapted to interface with the device upon deformation of said deforming element.
A mounting bracket for a device comprising:
- a resiliently-deformable body including a portion comprising a flat spring;
- and
- a pair of members disposed on opposite sides of and attached to said body, wherein said bracket receives and retains said device, said members movable under a deforming force applied to said flat spring to interface said members with the device.
A method of mounting a device in a housing, comprising the steps of:
- forming a base portion of a bracket to include a resiliently-deformable section;
- inserting the device into the bracket;
- and
- applying a force to members of said bracket to cause said members to move inwardly while simultaneously deforming said base portion so as to bring said members into contact with the device.
A mounting bracket for a device comprising:
- means for disposing members of said bracket at opposite sides of said device;
- means for applying a force to said members of said bracket to cause said members to move inwardly while deforming a deformable portion of a base of said bracket so as to bring said members into contact with the device without deforming other portions of said base of said bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.