| 发明名称 |
Floating fasteners |
| 摘要 |
One or more fastenings can be used to fasten components together, such as housing components on a computing device. Each fastening can include a first opening associated with a first component, a second opening associated with a second component, a floating fastener, and a screw. The floating fastener is inserted into the first opening and/or second opening, and includes a threaded opening therein having a primary axis therethrough. The screw is inserted through first and/or second openings and into the threaded opening in the floating fastener. The screw and threaded opening combination is defined by contact between the screw and threaded opening about a thread surface that is substantially perpendicular to the primary axis, a screw thread return angle of 45 degrees or less, and a thread depth that is less than about triple the float between the major diameters of the screw and the threaded opening. |
| 申请公布号 |
US9468113(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.10.11 |
| 申请号 |
US201314071871 |
申请日期 |
2013.11.05 |
| 申请人 |
Apple Inc. |
发明人 |
Degner Brett W.;Farahani Houtan R.;Hopkinson Ron A.;Leggett William F. |
| 分类号 |
F16B37/04;H05K5/02;G06F1/16;F16B5/02;F16B33/02;F16B39/02;F16B19/02;F16B33/00 |
主分类号 |
F16B37/04 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A housing for a computing device, comprising:
a fastener assembly accommodating reduced tolerances for removably fastening a first housing component to a second housing component, the fastener assembly comprising:
a fastener comprising a collar, a base and a neck, the neck disposed between the base and collar, wherein a dimension of the neck is smaller than a first opening in the first housing component, thereby allowing the fastener to laterally shift within the first opening of the first housing component, the fastener further comprising a threaded aperture disposed substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fastener, anda screw configured to be disposed through a second opening in the second housing component and configured to engage the threaded aperture of the fastener, wherein the lateral shifting of the fastener allows the threaded aperture of the fastener to be aligned with the screw when the first and second opening are misaligned by less than an amount of float between the neck and the first opening and wherein the collar portion is detachably coupled to a top end of the neck portion. |
| 地址 |
Cupertino CA US |
