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US 8,797,752 B2Granted
Connecting member for portable electronic device
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorJian-Hui Chen
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Abstract
A connecting member for a portable electronic device includes a central cylinder, a first flange portion, a second flange portion, a plurality of first clasps and a number of second clasps. The first flange portion and the second flange portion surround on the central cylinder. The first clasps extend from the first flange portion, and the second clasps extend from the second flange portion.
Claims5
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- an upper housing including a plurality of positioning posts;
- a printed circuit board defining a plurality of first through holes aligned with the positioning posts;
- a main body defining a plurality of second through holes aligned with the first through holes;
- a lower housing including a plurality of columns;
- a plurality of connecting members;
- each connecting member comprising:
- a central cylinder extending through the first holes and the second holes;
- a first flange portion and a second flange portion surrounding on the central cylinder, the first flange portion and the second flange portion contacting each other, and being integral with the central cylinder;
- a plurality of first clasps extending from the first flange portion toward one end of the central cylinder, the first clasps latching the positioning posts of the upper housing;
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- a plurality of second clasps extending from the second flange portion toward an opposite end of the central cylinder, each first clasp respectively aligned opposite one of the second clasps, the second clasps latching the columns of the lower housing, the first flange portion and the first clasps latching the printed circuit board, and the first flange portion and the second clasps latching the main body.
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