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US 7,677,811 B2Granted
Lightpipe mounting assembly and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorTom J. 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;
- 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;
- and
- the lightpipe having a member adapted to deflect to facilitate engagement of the lightpipe with the at least one hook.
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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;
- 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;
- and
- wherein engaging a lightpipe comprises deflecting the at least one hook to facilitate engagement of the lightpipe with the at least one hook.
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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;
- 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;
- and
- the at least one hook configured to deflect to facilitate engagement of the lightpipe with the at least one hook.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.