Set-top box having rubber feet

摘要

A rubber foot assembly and embossed mounting assembly for supporting a structure is provided that comprise: an aperture formed along a lower wall of the structure and a rubber foot engaged in the aperture, wherein the rubber foot has a flexible contoured bottom portion connected to a top portion through a neck portion. The neck region is adapted to freely slide vertically along a wall of the aperture such that a peripheral region of the flexible contoured bottom portion contacts a portion of the embossed mounting assembly, thereby supporting the structure. A plurality of the rubber foot assemblies and embossed mounting assemblies can be incorporated into the structure, which can be a set-top box, to prevent the structure from rocking on uneven surfaces.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing having a lower wall; at least one aperture formed in the lower wall, said aperture having an internal vertical wall height; and, at least one rubber foot engaged in the at least one aperture, the at least one rubber foot comprising:
a contoured bottom portion connected to a conically shaped top portion through a neck portion, wherein
the top portion having a narrow end directed inward and a wide end having shoulder regions directed outward,the top portion being inserted in the aperture such that the shoulder regions extend past an interior edge of the at least one aperture to lock the at least one rubber foot into the housing,the contoured bottom portion has a bottom surface for contacting an external support surface and a contoured top surface directed toward the lower wall and connected to the neck portion, the contoured top surface having a central region and a peripheral region, the peripheral region extending from the central region and curving towards the lower wall such that part of the peripheral region contacts an exterior part of the housing, the neck portion having a vertical height that is greater than the internal vertical wall height of the aperture, and the neck portion is adapted to freely slide vertically along the vertical wall of the aperture while the at least one rubber foot is locked in the lower wall.