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US 2006/0039654 A1Published application
Lightpipe mounting assembly and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorTom Searby
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Abstract
A lightpipe mounting assembly comprises a panel having at least one opening extending from a front side of the panel to a rear side of the panel. The panel also comprises at least one hook extending rearwardly from a periphery of the opening. The mounting assembly also comprises a lightpipe adapted to engage the at least one hook to secure the lightpipe to the panel to enable visibility of the lightpipe from the front side of the panel.
Claims20
A lightpipe mounting assembly, comprising:
- a panel having at least one opening extending from a front side of the panel to a rear side of the panel, the panel having at least one hook extending rearwardly from a periphery of the opening;
- and
- a lightpipe adapted to engage the at least one hook to secure the lightpipe to the panel to enable visibility of the lightpipe from the front side of the panel.
A lightpipe mounting method, comprising:
- providing a panel having an opening formed therein extending from a front side of the panel to a rear side of the panel, the panel having at least one hook extending rearwardly from a periphery of the opening;
- and
- engaging a lightpipe with the at least one hook to secure the lightpipe to the panel to enable visibility of the lightpipe from the front side of the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.