Boss for securing pair of mainboards
AssigneeInventec Corporation
InventorsPin-Cheng Chen, Te-Cheng Lee, Hung-Pin Lin, Yao-Yu Lai, Cheng-Hsin Chen
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Abstract
A boss for securing a pair of mainboards includes a circular top and a plurality of first flexible legs. The first flexible legs are disposed on one side of the circular top and are separated from each other. Each of the first flexible legs includes a tilted wall and a pressing component. The tilted wall is formed on a surface of the first flexible leg that faces another first flexible leg. The pressing component is formed on one end of the first flexible leg away from the circular top. The tilted walls of all the first flexible legs cooperatively define a tapered channel. The tapered channel can be expanded.
Claims11
A boss for securing a pair of mainboards, comprising:
- a circular top having an opening;
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- a plurality of first flexible legs disposed on one side of the circular top and separated from each other, each first flexible leg comprising:
- a tilted wall formed on a surface of said each first flexible leg that faces another first flexible leg;
- a plurality of second flexible legs disposed on the other side of the circular top opposite to the first flexible legs and separated from each other, wherein each second flexible leg comprises a tilted wall formed on a surface of said each second flexible leg that faces another second flexible leg;
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- a pressing component formed on one end of said each first flexible leg away from the circular top;
- wherein the tilted walls of all the first flexible legs cooperatively define a tapered channel.
A system for securing a pair of mainboards, comprising:
- a boss for securing a pair of mainboards, comprising:
- a circular top having an opening;
- and
- a plurality of first flexible legs disposed on one side of the circular top and respectively separated from each other, each first flexible leg comprising:
- a tilted wall formed on a surface of said each first flexible leg that faces another first flexible leg, wherein the tilted walls of all the first flexible legs cooperatively define a tapered channel;
- a plurality of second flexible legs disposed on the other side of the circular top opposite to the first flexible legs and separated from each other, wherein each second flexible leg comprises a tilted wall formed on a surface of said each second flexible leg that faces another second leg;
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- a pressing component formed on one end of said each first flexible leg away from the circular top;
- a securing member having a cap body and a boss body, wherein the boss body is pressed against the tilted walls of the first flexible legs;
- a first mainboard having a through-hole, wherein the through-hole is pressed by the pressing components;
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- a second mainboard sandwiched and pressed between the cap body and the circular top.
A system for securing a pair of mainboards, comprising:
- a boss for securing a pair of mainboards, comprising:
- a circular top having an opening;
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- a plurality of first flexible legs disposed on one side of the circular top and separated from each other, each first flexible leg comprising:
- a tilted wall formed on a surface of said each first flexible leg that faces another first flexible leg, wherein the tilted walls of all the first flexible legs cooperatively define a tapered channel;
- a pressing component formed on one end of said each first flexible leg away from the circular top;
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- a plurality of second flexible legs disposed on the other side of the circular top opposite to the first flexible legs and separated from each other, wherein each second flexible leg comprises a tilted wall formed on a surface of said each second flexible leg that faces another second flexible leg;
- a securing member, comprising:
- a cap body pressed and engaged with the second flexible legs;
- a crown body pressed against the tilted walls of the second flexible legs;
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- a boss body pressed against the tilted walls of the first flexible legs;
- a first mainboard having a through-hole, wherein the through-hole is pressed by the pressing components;
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- a second mainboard sandwiched and pressed between the second flexible legs and the circular top.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.