Housing assembly and portable electronic device having the same
AssigneeLite-On Technology Corporation
InventorChih-Hung Su
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Abstract
A housing assembly having a housing and a clip. The housing has a pair of raised ridge portions and a first locking portion formed between the pair of raised ridge portions. Each of the pair of raised ridge portions has an undercut side wall and the undercut side wall defines a sliding groove. Additionally, the pair of raised ridge portions has a first entrance port and a second entrance port at two ends thereof. The clip has an insertion portion, a bent portion and a clamp portion. The insertion portion has side edges for inserting within the pair of raised ridge portions through either of the first entrance port and the second entrance port and a second locking portion.
Claims20
A housing assembly comprising:
- a housing, the housing having a pair of raised ridge portions and a first locking portion formed between the pair of raised ridge portions, each of the pair of raised ridge portions having an undercut side wall, the undercut side wall defining a sliding groove, the pair of raised ridge portions having a first entrance port and a second entrance port at two ends thereof, wherein the housing defines a display orientation;
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- a clip attaching the housing, the clip having an insertion portion, a bent portion curvedly extended from the insertion portion and a clamp portion extended from the bent portion, the insertion portion having side edges and a second locking portion, the side edges of the insertion portion being for inserting within the pair of raised ridge portions through either of the first entrance port in a first direction or the second entrance port in a second direction opposite to the first direction for changing the display orientation,
- wherein the second locking portion is engaged with the first locking portion for latching the clip to the housing.
A portable electronic device having electronic circuitry, the portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing for enclosing the electronic circuitry, the housing having a pair of raised ridge portions and a first locking portion formed between the pair of raised ridge portions, each of the pair of raised ridge portions having an undercut side wall, the undercut side wall defining a sliding groove, the pair of raised ridge portions having a first entrance port and a second entrance port at two ends thereof, wherein the housing defines a display orientation;
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- a clip attaching the housing, the clip having an insertion portion, a bent portion curvedly extended from the insertion portion and a clamp portion extended from the bent portion, the insertion portion having side edges and a second locking portion, the side edges of the insertion portion being for inserting within the pair of raised ridge portions through either of the first entrance port in a first direction or the second entrance port in a second direction opposite to the first direction for changing the display orientation,
- wherein the second locking portion is engaged with the first locking portion for latching the clip to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.