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Quick release terminal holder mounting arrangement for a computer

Assignee: JANUS IMAGE SYSTEM Inc
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Filing: 1998-08-26
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Granted: 1999-08-10
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Expires: 2018-08-26
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Abstract

Abstract A terminal holder mounting arrangement includes a terminal holder supported on an open frame at the upright rear side wall of the casing of a computer and detachably secured in place by hooks and retaining elements inside the casing, the terminal holder having a top flange forced into engagement with the hooks at the casing, and an oblique bottom flange moved over the retaining elements at the casing and retained in place by the retaining elements. The terminal holder is disengaged from the constraint of the hooks and the retainer elements when a rigid pin is inserted into a bottom hole in the casing to push the bottom flange of the terminal holder away from the retainer elements.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hsin Chien Ho

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 12:26
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/18; G06F1/183; G06F1/185; G06F1/184; G06F1/186

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 175 words
A terminal holder mounting system for releasably attaching a terminal holder to a computer housing having a bottom side and a plurality of side walls extending from the bottom side to bound an interior space, the mounting system comprising: a) a frame extending into the interior space from one of the plurality of side walls; b) at lease one hook extending into the interior space from said one of the plurality of side walls, the at least one hook being spaced from the frame; c) at least one retainer extending into the interior space from the bottom side; and, d) a terminal holder engaging the frame and having a first flange located so as to engage the at least one hook when the terminal holder is engaged with the frame, and a second flange extending obliquely from the terminal holder and having distal end located so as to bear against the at least one retainer when the terminal holder is engaged with the frame to thereby retain the terminal holder in engagement with the frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 175 words
A terminal holder mounting system for releasably attaching a terminal holder to a computer housing having a bottom side and a plurality of side walls extending from the bottom side to bound an interior space, the mounting system comprising: a) a frame extending into the interior space from one of the plurality of side walls; b) at lease one hook extending into the interior space from said one of the plurality of side walls, the at least one hook being spaced from the frame; c) at least one retainer extending into the interior space from the bottom side; and, d) a terminal holder engaging the frame and having a first flange located so as to engage the at least one hook when the terminal holder is engaged with the frame, and a second flange extending obliquely from the terminal holder and having distal end located so as to bear against the at least one retainer when the terminal holder is engaged with the frame to thereby retain the terminal holder in engagement with the frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The terminal holder mounting systems of claim 1, wherein the at least one hook opens toward the frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
The terminal holder mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of hooks extending into the interior space from said one of the plurality of side walls.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The terminal holder mounting system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of retainers extending into the interior space from the bottom side.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 2002-08-09 2003-02-08 2003-08-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2006-08-09 2007-02-08 2007-08-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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