Apparatus for fastening a housing assembly
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorLawrence William Colwell
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Abstract
A housing assembly comprises a plurality of components, each having a screw boss apparatus, such as screw boss (114). The screw boss apparatus has an interlocking tab and an interlocking slotted surface. In a preferred embodiment, the screw boss apparatus (114) has a first locking tab (202), a second locking tab (204), a first slotted surface (206), and a second slotted surface (208). The interlocking tab of one component is engaged to the interlocking slotted surface of another component to fasten components of a housing assembly together.
Claims19
An apparatus for fastening a housing assembly comprising:
- a first component having a first screw boss formed to define a first cylinder having an outer surface and an inner surface, the first screw boss having a first end and a second end;
- the first end of first screw boss formed to define an interlocking tab that protrudes from a portion of the first end of the first screw boss, the first end of the first screw boss having a flat recessed portion that is located opposite the interlocking tab of the first screw boss to form an interlocking slotted surface of the first screw boss;
- a second component having a second screw boss formed to define a second cylinder having an outer surface and an inner surface, the second screw boss having a first end and a second end;
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- the first end of the second screw boss formed to define an interlocking tab of the second screw boss that protrudes from a portion of the first end of the second screw boss, the first end of the second screw boss having a flat recessed portion that is located opposite the interlocking tab of the second screw boss to form an interlocking slotted surface;
- wherein the first end of the first screw boss abuts the flat recessed portion of the second screw boss, the interlocking tab of the first screw boss engages the interlocking slotted surface of the second screw boss, the interlocking tab of the second screw boss engages the interlocking slotted surface of the first screw boss, and the first end of the second screw boss abuts the flat recessed portion of the first screw boss for engaging the first and second components.
An apparatus for fastening a housing assembly comprising:
- a plurality of components, each of the plurality of components having a screw boss;
- the screw boss formed to define a cylinder having an outer surface and an inner surface and having a first end and a second end;
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- the first end formed to define an interlocking tab that protrudes from a portion of the first end and a flat recessed portion that is located opposite the interlocking tab to form an interlocking slotted surface;
- wherein the first end of the screw boss abuts the flat recessed portion of another screw boss and the interlocking tab of the screw boss engages the interlocking slotted surface of the other screw boss.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.