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US 8,011,867 B2Granted
Flush captive screw with retractable knurled knob
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorJason A. Shepherd
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Abstract
A mounting device for a screw including a head and a tip, the mounting device comprising a body and a plunger. The body is attachable to the head of the screw, and the plunger is adapted to extend from within the body upon receiving a downward force. Additionally, the plunger includes a plurality of knurls adapted to transfer torque to the tip of the screw.
Claims11
A mounting device comprising:
- a screw including a tip and a head adapted to receive a screw driver;
- a body rotationally fixed in relation to the head of the screw;
- a plunger adapted to extend from the within the body upon receiving a downward force on a top of the plunger and in response receiving an upward force on a bottom of the plunger, and adapted to enable the screw driver to be placed in physical communication with the head of the screw by insertion of the screw driver within an opening of the plunger, the plunger including a plurality of knurls adapted to transfer torque to the tip of the screw;
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- a spring in physical communication with the head of the screw, the spring adapted to place the plunger in an extended position.
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A computer system comprising:
- a shroud cover;
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- a screw including a head and a tip, the screw adapted to hold the shroud cover in physical communication with a component;
- a body attached to the head of the screw and in physical communication with the shroud cover;
- a plunger adapted to extend from the within the body upon receiving a downward force on a top of the plunger and in response receiving an upward force on a bottom of the plunger, the plunger including a plurality of knurls adapted to transfer torque to the tip of the screw;
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- a spring in physical communication with the head of the screw, the spring adapted to place the plunger in an extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.