Locking assembly, handheld electronic device and holder
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorTsung-Yuan Ou
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Abstract
A locking assembly including a first locking part on a first object and a second locking part on a second object is provided. The first locking part includes a head portion. The second locking part has an assembling opening and an assembling space behind the assembling opening. An area of a projection of the assembling space on a plane where the assembling opening is located is greater than and lies over the area of the assembling opening. The head portion of the first locking part is adapted to enter the assembling space through the assembling opening along an assembling direction, and then adapted to reach a locking position in the assembling space by moving along an engaging direction parallel to the surface.
Claims23
A locking assembly for joining a first object and a second object, the locking assembly comprising:
- a first locking part located on the first object, wherein the first locking part comprises a head portion and a necking portion connected between the first object and the head portion;
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- a second locking part located on the second object, wherein the second locking part has an assembling opening and an assembling space behind the assembling opening, an area of a projection of the assembling space on a plane where the assembling opening is located is greater than and lies over the area of the assembling opening, and the head portion of the first locking part is adapted to enter the assembling space through the assembling opening along an assembling direction and then reach a locking position in the assembling space by moving along an engaging direction parallel to the surface.
An handheld electronic device suitable for being installed on a holder, wherein the holder comprises a second locking part having an assembling opening and an assembling space behind the assembling opening, an area of a projection of the assembling space on a plane where the assembling opening is located is greater and lies over the area of the assembling opening, the handheld electronic device comprising:
- a first locking part disposed at a back side of the handheld electronic device, wherein the first locking part comprises a head portion and a necking portion connected between the handheld electronic device and the head portion, and the head portion of the first locking part is adapted to enter the assembling space of the second locking part through the assembling opening along an assembling direction and then reach a locking position in the assembling space by moving along an engaging direction parallel to the surface.
A holder suitable for carrying a handheld electronic device, wherein the handheld electronic device comprises a first locking part disposed at a back side of the handheld electronic device, and the first locking part comprises a head portion and a necking portion connected between the handheld electronic device and the head portion, the holder comprising:
- a second locking part having an assembling opening and an assembling space behind the assembling opening, wherein an area of a projection of the assembling space on a plane where the assembling opening is located is greater than and lies over the area of the assembling opening, and the head portion of the first locking part is adapted to enter the assembling space through the assembling opening along an assembling direction and then reach a locking position in the assembling space by moving along an engaging direction parallel to the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.