Fastening mechanism for cover
AssigneeFirst International Computer, Inc.
InventorHsin-An Hsu
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Abstract
The present invention is to provide a fastening mechanism for a cover of an electronic device enclosed in a housing having a substantially parallelepiped cavity for receiving a peripheral. The fastening mechanism comprises a peripheral flange disposed around an opening of the cavity and having engagement holes and a lock thereon; and a cover shaped to fit on the opening having an upper cover plate, a lower metal plate releasably coupled to the upper cover plate, a plurality of spaced tabs disposed thereon for being snapped into the corresponding engagement holes to fasten the cover onto the flange, and a locking hole so that a turning of the lock will cause a lock member thereof to insert into the locking hole for locking the cover.
Claims7
A fastening mechanism for a cover of an electronic device enclosed in a housing, the housing having a substantially parallelepiped cavity for receiving a peripheral, the fastening mechanism comprising:
- a peripheral flange at an opening of the cavity and comprising a plurality of engagement holes and a lock at a rear side, the lock having a lock member;
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- a cover shaped to fit on the opening of the cavity, the cover comprising an upper cover plate, a lower metal plate releasably coupled to the upper cover plate, the metal plate being capable of preventing electromagnetic waves generated by the peripheral from transmitting to the outside, a plurality of spaced tabs at a front side disposed corresponding to the engagement holes, the tabs being snapped into the engagement holes for fastening the cover onto the flange, and a locking hole adjacent the lock so that a turning of the lock will cause the lock member to insert into the locking hole for locking the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.