CA2142722C - A latching system - Google Patents
A latching systemInfo
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- CA2142722C CA2142722C CA002142722A CA2142722A CA2142722C CA 2142722 C CA2142722 C CA 2142722C CA 002142722 A CA002142722 A CA 002142722A CA 2142722 A CA2142722 A CA 2142722A CA 2142722 C CA2142722 C CA 2142722C
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- latch member
- electronic device
- power device
- latch
- outer housing
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
- H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
- H04M1/026—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components
- H04M1/0262—Details of the structure or mounting of specific components for a battery compartment
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
- H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
- H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
- H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
- H01R13/6272—Latching means integral with the housing comprising a single latching arm
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
- H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
- H04B1/3833—Hand-held transceivers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
- H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
- H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
- H04B1/3883—Arrangements for mounting batteries or battery chargers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
Abstract
The latching system of the present invention uses a ribbed (301, 302) latch (300) molded into the battery housing, a depression latch (504) molded into the radiotelephone housing, and rail connectors (220) 320) molded into the radiotelephone housing to connect a battery (350) to a radiotelephone (200). The battery housing slides along the rail connectors until the battery housing latch (300) engages into the radiotelephone latch (210). The battery housing (350) is removed from the radiotelephone housing (200) by depressing the upper portion (300) of the battery housing latch, than rotating it out of the depression latch (200) and allowing the battery housing to be slid off the radiotelephone housing (200).
Description
Y. ,.' 1~'O 95103642 PCTIUS94/U6926 ' ' s~- r A, LATCHIhIG SYSTEM
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t The present invention relates generally to the field of latches and particularly to battery housing latches.
~:d c~f t~ Inv~tion 1 0 To be used in a portable manner, electronic devices require batteries for p~wer. Typically, the batteries are of the rechargeable type and are renxov~ble in order to be placed in a battery charger to be recharged or to be disposed of once , depleted.
1 5 Tn order to attach the battery, typically contained in a housixig, to the electr~nic device; a latch mechanism must be v used. This latch gay be of the type requiring the housing and .
the latch be assembled efter being molded separately, This type of Latch requires greater complexity, labor, and cost to 2 0 produce. 'here is a resulting need for a latch that is molded in the housing to reduee the cost of the device:
Sexy of t~xe ~nventi~n 2 S, The latching system of the present invention connects a first dwice to a second device. Tlhe system is comprised of a first latch coupled to the fist device. The first latch comprising at least one protrusion that extends substantially perpendicular to a plane parallel to the farst device. A second 3 0 latch is coupled to the second device. The second latch is 5;:-.
comprised of a pocket having a size such that the protrusion rests within the pocket when the first device is brought into contact with the second device. At least two sides of each of the first and second devices . are coupled by means for coupling.
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FIG. 1 shows a typical radiotelephone that incorporates s.
the latching system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the radiotelephone housing incorporating the' latch of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the battery housing incorporating the latch of the present invention.
FIGs. 4-1, 4-2, and 4-~ show cross-sectional/operational 1 0 views of the latches of the battery housing and the telephone housing.
FIGS. 5-1:, 5=2, and 5-3 show cross-sectional/operational views of an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
1 5 I)etaile~d °pt~on ofthe ~bo~nent The latch system of the present invention is molded into the housings of the battery and radiotelephone. This reduces the complexity and thus the cost of the radiotelephone. The 2 0 subsequent discussion of the present invention utilizes a typical radiotelephone; such as is illustrated in FIG. I.
I3owever, the present invention can be used on any radio or other battery powered dovice that would benefit from a molded latching system:
2 5 FIG. 3 illustrates the battery housing Latch (300) of the present invention: This latch (300) is comprised of two ribs (301 and 302) that) in the preferred embodiment, extend the length of the latch (300). The ribs (301 and 302) are substantially perpendicular to the back of the housing. I~owever, minor 3 0 angling of these ribs (30~ and 302) in alternate embodiments ~-. , would not affect the performance of the Latch (300). t~Iso in the ' -preferred embodiment, these ribs (301 and 302) are angled such that their height above the battery housing back ' increases as they extend from the housing top (303). Alternate 3 5 embodiments would use one or more ribs.
At the point farthest from the battery housing top (303), the ribs (301 and 302) have protrusions (304 and 305) that are in WO 95/03642 PCTIUS94/06926 ~'=.'' <", G:r _3_ ;
the same plane as the ribs (301 and 302) but extend slightly above the height of the ribs (301 and 302). The protrusions (304 and 305) extend from the ribs (301 and 302) via an angled surface. This surface is angled back at a 45° angle from the S vertical. Alternate embodiments could change this angle or have the protrusion at a 90° angle to the rib. The portion of the protrusion facing the end of the latch drops o~ at a 90° angle to the end of the latch (300). This angle could also be di~'erent for other embodiments.
1 0 The battery housing latch (300) is surrounded by a cut-out area (310) so that it is attached to the battery housing only by a thin, controlled section of material (311) extending along a crosswise axis, slightly angled in the preferred embodiment, through the latch (300). This material (311) is molded into the I S latch (300) and battery housing (350).
The cut-out section (310), in conjunction with the material (311) connecting th:e Latch (300) to the battery housing (350), allows tl~e latch (300) to rotate a Limited amount around the cress-wise axis. V6~hen the top (201) of the Latch (300) is 2 0 depressed on the rear of the housing (see FIG. 2, reference 201)) the protrusion portions (304 and 305) of the latch (300) are raised up slightly due to the front portion of the latch (300) being depressed and the latch (300) pivotir~g on the ribs (301 and 302). As will be shown later, this rotation facilitates the 2 5 removal of the battery housing (350) from the radiotelephone housing (200).
FIG. 2 shows a view of the radiotelephone housing latch (230) of the present invention. The radiotelephone housing back contains a depression (210) forming a pocket that is 3 0 raised above the radiotelephone housing back. This depression ~::-__ ~:._:_ (210) is located towards the top of the radiotelephone housing '°
i back. The front edge of the depression (420 in FIG. 4-1) is ,.
angled 45° from the vertical. This is the edge that will contact the leading edge of the battery housing latch (300) as it is slid 3 5 into place. The depression (210) is just large enough to accept the protrusions (304 and 305) of the battery housing latch (300).
V6t~ 95/03642 PCT/US94106926 The tolerances of the depression's dimensions must be small since the battery housing latch (300) cannot have room to move around. This would cause a rattling noise when the M
radiotelephone is moved and would give the radiotelephone a lo~,v quality appearance to a user.
The sides of both the battery housing (350) and the , radiotelephone housing (200) have rail connectors (220 and 320) to connect the sides of the housing to each other. The connectors (220 and 320) on each housing are thin, elongated 1 0 protrusions from the side of the surfaces. The rail connectors (220. and 320) on each housing (200 and 350) are arranged such that the rail connectors (320) on the battery housing (350) are situated below the rail connectors (220) on the radiotelephone housing (200) when the two housings (200 and 350) are brought 1 5 into contact. This permits the two housings (200 and 350) to move in only a back and forth direction along an axis extending through the length of the radiotelephone.
In operation, the battery housing (350) is brought into contact with the radiotelephone housing (200) so that the side 2 0 rail connectors engage. The battery housing (350) is then slid along the back of the radiotelephone housing (200) so that the top (303) of the battery housing is moved towards the top of the radiotelephone housing (403). This movement is illustrated in FIG.. 4-1.
2 5 then the angled edges (410 and 420) of the protrusion (41~) and the depression (210) contact each other, as illustrated in FIG. 4-2, the battery housing latch is forced to rotate upwards on the protrusion end. The battery housing latch pivots about the 'point of contact of the front edge of the , 3 0 depression and the ribs of the battery housing latch. This 3, illustration rna.kes it apparent that the angled surfaces (410 and 420) provide smoother operation of the latch system of the present invention. If these surfaces were each at 90°. angles, ' .
the user installing the battery would have to use greater force 3 5 to engage the latching mechanisan.
FIG. 4-3 shows the latches of the battery housing and the radiotelephone housing engaged. The protrusion of the ~z:
w0 95/03642 PCTIUS9410b926 battery housing latch rests in the depression of the ~
radiotelephone housing Latch. The vertical portion (430) of the rear of the battery housing Latch contacts the vertical portion (43I) of the rear edge of the radiotelephone housing Latch. This makes it difficult to remove the battery housing since the rail contacts only permit movement in a back and forth direction.
fihese angles resist such a movement. The top of the rear portion of the protrusion has a 77~ angle to reduce latch deformation when. the radiotelephone experiences impacts I 0 such as from a drop.
In order to remove the battery housing frown the radiotelephone housing, the front portion of the battery housing Latch is depressed. This causes the battery hausing latch to pivot about the point of contact of the front edge of the 1 5 depression and the ribs of the battery housing Latch. This rotating action raises the protrusion from the depression and allows the battery housing to be slid back along the rail connectors and then lifted free of the radiatelephone housing.
An alternate embodiment of the latching system of the 2 0 present invention is illustrated in FIGs. 5-1 through 5-3. This embodiment uses the same depression (504) and rail connectors of the preferred embodiment. Additionally, the battery housing latch is coupled to the battery housing in the same rotational manner. The alternate embodiment, 2 5 however, replaces the rubs that extend the length of the battery housing latch with at least two shorter, flexible ribs (500) that have approximately the same thickness as the preferred embodiment ribs. Far clarity, only one rib (500) is shown in the figures. ''These ribs (500) gel their flexibility from an angled 3 0 cutout (501) extending lengthwise through a large portion of the rib (500). ~-'I'his alternate embodiment operates by the front edge r' (502) of the depression (504) forcing the ribs (500) to llex upwards as seen in FIG. 5-2. The battery housing is latched 3 5 when the tip (503) of the rib (500) is resting in the depression as illustrated in FIG. 5-3. Due to the raised position of the depression (50~), the rib (500) is not allowed to re-extend to its w0 95103642 PC'~IUS94/06926 ~~.2~~~ 6 ~ j i original position. The rib (500)) therefore, is applying downward pressure on the inside edges of the depression (504), thus holding the battery housing in place. M
The latching systean of the present invention enables a latch to be molded into the material of the devices to be connected together. This reduces the labor required to assemble a device, thus reducing the cost associated with the device.
~f ~e Ia~v~iarn Y
t The present invention relates generally to the field of latches and particularly to battery housing latches.
~:d c~f t~ Inv~tion 1 0 To be used in a portable manner, electronic devices require batteries for p~wer. Typically, the batteries are of the rechargeable type and are renxov~ble in order to be placed in a battery charger to be recharged or to be disposed of once , depleted.
1 5 Tn order to attach the battery, typically contained in a housixig, to the electr~nic device; a latch mechanism must be v used. This latch gay be of the type requiring the housing and .
the latch be assembled efter being molded separately, This type of Latch requires greater complexity, labor, and cost to 2 0 produce. 'here is a resulting need for a latch that is molded in the housing to reduee the cost of the device:
Sexy of t~xe ~nventi~n 2 S, The latching system of the present invention connects a first dwice to a second device. Tlhe system is comprised of a first latch coupled to the fist device. The first latch comprising at least one protrusion that extends substantially perpendicular to a plane parallel to the farst device. A second 3 0 latch is coupled to the second device. The second latch is 5;:-.
comprised of a pocket having a size such that the protrusion rests within the pocket when the first device is brought into contact with the second device. At least two sides of each of the first and second devices . are coupled by means for coupling.
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FIG. 1 shows a typical radiotelephone that incorporates s.
the latching system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the radiotelephone housing incorporating the' latch of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the battery housing incorporating the latch of the present invention.
FIGs. 4-1, 4-2, and 4-~ show cross-sectional/operational 1 0 views of the latches of the battery housing and the telephone housing.
FIGS. 5-1:, 5=2, and 5-3 show cross-sectional/operational views of an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
1 5 I)etaile~d °pt~on ofthe ~bo~nent The latch system of the present invention is molded into the housings of the battery and radiotelephone. This reduces the complexity and thus the cost of the radiotelephone. The 2 0 subsequent discussion of the present invention utilizes a typical radiotelephone; such as is illustrated in FIG. I.
I3owever, the present invention can be used on any radio or other battery powered dovice that would benefit from a molded latching system:
2 5 FIG. 3 illustrates the battery housing Latch (300) of the present invention: This latch (300) is comprised of two ribs (301 and 302) that) in the preferred embodiment, extend the length of the latch (300). The ribs (301 and 302) are substantially perpendicular to the back of the housing. I~owever, minor 3 0 angling of these ribs (30~ and 302) in alternate embodiments ~-. , would not affect the performance of the Latch (300). t~Iso in the ' -preferred embodiment, these ribs (301 and 302) are angled such that their height above the battery housing back ' increases as they extend from the housing top (303). Alternate 3 5 embodiments would use one or more ribs.
At the point farthest from the battery housing top (303), the ribs (301 and 302) have protrusions (304 and 305) that are in WO 95/03642 PCTIUS94/06926 ~'=.'' <", G:r _3_ ;
the same plane as the ribs (301 and 302) but extend slightly above the height of the ribs (301 and 302). The protrusions (304 and 305) extend from the ribs (301 and 302) via an angled surface. This surface is angled back at a 45° angle from the S vertical. Alternate embodiments could change this angle or have the protrusion at a 90° angle to the rib. The portion of the protrusion facing the end of the latch drops o~ at a 90° angle to the end of the latch (300). This angle could also be di~'erent for other embodiments.
1 0 The battery housing latch (300) is surrounded by a cut-out area (310) so that it is attached to the battery housing only by a thin, controlled section of material (311) extending along a crosswise axis, slightly angled in the preferred embodiment, through the latch (300). This material (311) is molded into the I S latch (300) and battery housing (350).
The cut-out section (310), in conjunction with the material (311) connecting th:e Latch (300) to the battery housing (350), allows tl~e latch (300) to rotate a Limited amount around the cress-wise axis. V6~hen the top (201) of the Latch (300) is 2 0 depressed on the rear of the housing (see FIG. 2, reference 201)) the protrusion portions (304 and 305) of the latch (300) are raised up slightly due to the front portion of the latch (300) being depressed and the latch (300) pivotir~g on the ribs (301 and 302). As will be shown later, this rotation facilitates the 2 5 removal of the battery housing (350) from the radiotelephone housing (200).
FIG. 2 shows a view of the radiotelephone housing latch (230) of the present invention. The radiotelephone housing back contains a depression (210) forming a pocket that is 3 0 raised above the radiotelephone housing back. This depression ~::-__ ~:._:_ (210) is located towards the top of the radiotelephone housing '°
i back. The front edge of the depression (420 in FIG. 4-1) is ,.
angled 45° from the vertical. This is the edge that will contact the leading edge of the battery housing latch (300) as it is slid 3 5 into place. The depression (210) is just large enough to accept the protrusions (304 and 305) of the battery housing latch (300).
V6t~ 95/03642 PCT/US94106926 The tolerances of the depression's dimensions must be small since the battery housing latch (300) cannot have room to move around. This would cause a rattling noise when the M
radiotelephone is moved and would give the radiotelephone a lo~,v quality appearance to a user.
The sides of both the battery housing (350) and the , radiotelephone housing (200) have rail connectors (220 and 320) to connect the sides of the housing to each other. The connectors (220 and 320) on each housing are thin, elongated 1 0 protrusions from the side of the surfaces. The rail connectors (220. and 320) on each housing (200 and 350) are arranged such that the rail connectors (320) on the battery housing (350) are situated below the rail connectors (220) on the radiotelephone housing (200) when the two housings (200 and 350) are brought 1 5 into contact. This permits the two housings (200 and 350) to move in only a back and forth direction along an axis extending through the length of the radiotelephone.
In operation, the battery housing (350) is brought into contact with the radiotelephone housing (200) so that the side 2 0 rail connectors engage. The battery housing (350) is then slid along the back of the radiotelephone housing (200) so that the top (303) of the battery housing is moved towards the top of the radiotelephone housing (403). This movement is illustrated in FIG.. 4-1.
2 5 then the angled edges (410 and 420) of the protrusion (41~) and the depression (210) contact each other, as illustrated in FIG. 4-2, the battery housing latch is forced to rotate upwards on the protrusion end. The battery housing latch pivots about the 'point of contact of the front edge of the , 3 0 depression and the ribs of the battery housing latch. This 3, illustration rna.kes it apparent that the angled surfaces (410 and 420) provide smoother operation of the latch system of the present invention. If these surfaces were each at 90°. angles, ' .
the user installing the battery would have to use greater force 3 5 to engage the latching mechanisan.
FIG. 4-3 shows the latches of the battery housing and the radiotelephone housing engaged. The protrusion of the ~z:
w0 95/03642 PCTIUS9410b926 battery housing latch rests in the depression of the ~
radiotelephone housing Latch. The vertical portion (430) of the rear of the battery housing Latch contacts the vertical portion (43I) of the rear edge of the radiotelephone housing Latch. This makes it difficult to remove the battery housing since the rail contacts only permit movement in a back and forth direction.
fihese angles resist such a movement. The top of the rear portion of the protrusion has a 77~ angle to reduce latch deformation when. the radiotelephone experiences impacts I 0 such as from a drop.
In order to remove the battery housing frown the radiotelephone housing, the front portion of the battery housing Latch is depressed. This causes the battery hausing latch to pivot about the point of contact of the front edge of the 1 5 depression and the ribs of the battery housing Latch. This rotating action raises the protrusion from the depression and allows the battery housing to be slid back along the rail connectors and then lifted free of the radiatelephone housing.
An alternate embodiment of the latching system of the 2 0 present invention is illustrated in FIGs. 5-1 through 5-3. This embodiment uses the same depression (504) and rail connectors of the preferred embodiment. Additionally, the battery housing latch is coupled to the battery housing in the same rotational manner. The alternate embodiment, 2 5 however, replaces the rubs that extend the length of the battery housing latch with at least two shorter, flexible ribs (500) that have approximately the same thickness as the preferred embodiment ribs. Far clarity, only one rib (500) is shown in the figures. ''These ribs (500) gel their flexibility from an angled 3 0 cutout (501) extending lengthwise through a large portion of the rib (500). ~-'I'his alternate embodiment operates by the front edge r' (502) of the depression (504) forcing the ribs (500) to llex upwards as seen in FIG. 5-2. The battery housing is latched 3 5 when the tip (503) of the rib (500) is resting in the depression as illustrated in FIG. 5-3. Due to the raised position of the depression (50~), the rib (500) is not allowed to re-extend to its w0 95103642 PC'~IUS94/06926 ~~.2~~~ 6 ~ j i original position. The rib (500)) therefore, is applying downward pressure on the inside edges of the depression (504), thus holding the battery housing in place. M
The latching systean of the present invention enables a latch to be molded into the material of the devices to be connected together. This reduces the labor required to assemble a device, thus reducing the cost associated with the device.
Claims (10)
1. A latching system of a power device for connecting said power device to an electronic device, said power device comprising an outer housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, the latching system comprising:
a latch member integrally associated with said outer housing of said power device, said latch member extending along a first axis from a distal end to a proximal end and including at least one rib member projecting from said inner surface of said outer housing along a second axis, said at Least one rib member having a protrusion adapted to fit into a depression in said electronic device far positively coupling said power device to said electronic device;
an attachment member integrally associated with said latch member for coupling said latch member to said outer housing and enabling rotation of said latch member; and coupling elements positioned along at least one edge of said outer housing, said coupling elements being adapted to intercouple with coupling elements of said electronic device.
a latch member integrally associated with said outer housing of said power device, said latch member extending along a first axis from a distal end to a proximal end and including at least one rib member projecting from said inner surface of said outer housing along a second axis, said at Least one rib member having a protrusion adapted to fit into a depression in said electronic device far positively coupling said power device to said electronic device;
an attachment member integrally associated with said latch member for coupling said latch member to said outer housing and enabling rotation of said latch member; and coupling elements positioned along at least one edge of said outer housing, said coupling elements being adapted to intercouple with coupling elements of said electronic device.
2. The latching system according to Claim 1 wherein said latch member is adapted to rotate around a third axis when force is applied to said distal end of said latch member.
3. The latching system according to Claim 1 wherein said protrusion is adapted to be released from said depression in said electronic device when force is applied to said distal end of said latch member.
4. The latching system according to Claim 1 wherein said protrusion further includes at least a first edge being angled and wherein the depression further includes a first edge being angled such that, when the power device is coupled to the electronic device, the first edge of said protrusion at least temporarily contacts the first edge of the depression.
5. The latching system according to Claim 1 wherein said coupling elements are adapted to prevent movement of said power device along said third axis.
6. A latching system of a power device for connecting said power device to an electronic device, said power device comprising an outer housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, the latching system comprising:
a latch member integrally associated with said outer housing of said power device, said latch member extending along a first axis from a distal end to a proximal end and including at least one rib member projecting from said inner surface of said outer housing along a second axis, said at least one rib member having a protrusion at said proximal end adapted to fit into a depression in said electronic device for positively coupling said power device to said electronic device, said protrusion being released from said depression in said electronic device when force is applied to said distal end of said late;
an attachment member integrally associated with said latch member far coupling said latch member to said outer housing and enabling rotation of said latch member around a third axis when force is applied to said distal end of said latch member; and coupling elements positioned along an edge of said outer housing, said coupling elements adapted to intercoupled with coupling elements of said electronic device for preventing movement of said power device along said third axis.
a latch member integrally associated with said outer housing of said power device, said latch member extending along a first axis from a distal end to a proximal end and including at least one rib member projecting from said inner surface of said outer housing along a second axis, said at least one rib member having a protrusion at said proximal end adapted to fit into a depression in said electronic device for positively coupling said power device to said electronic device, said protrusion being released from said depression in said electronic device when force is applied to said distal end of said late;
an attachment member integrally associated with said latch member far coupling said latch member to said outer housing and enabling rotation of said latch member around a third axis when force is applied to said distal end of said latch member; and coupling elements positioned along an edge of said outer housing, said coupling elements adapted to intercoupled with coupling elements of said electronic device for preventing movement of said power device along said third axis.
7. A latching system of a power device for connecting said power device to an electronic device, said power device comprising an outer housing having an inner surface and an outer surface, the latching system comprising:
a latch member integrally associated with said outer housing of said power device, said latch member extending along a first axis from a distal end to a proximal end and including at least one rib member projecting from said inner surface of said outer housing along a second axis, said at least one rib member having a cut-out area extending through at least a portion of said at least one rib and being adapted to fit into a depression in said electronic device for positively coupling said power device to said electronic device;
an attachment member integrally associated with said latch member for coupling said latch member to said outer housing and enabling rotation of said latch member around a third axis; and coupling elements positioned along at least one edge of said outer housing, said coupling elements being adapted to intercoupled with coupling elements of said electronic device.
a latch member integrally associated with said outer housing of said power device, said latch member extending along a first axis from a distal end to a proximal end and including at least one rib member projecting from said inner surface of said outer housing along a second axis, said at least one rib member having a cut-out area extending through at least a portion of said at least one rib and being adapted to fit into a depression in said electronic device for positively coupling said power device to said electronic device;
an attachment member integrally associated with said latch member for coupling said latch member to said outer housing and enabling rotation of said latch member around a third axis; and coupling elements positioned along at least one edge of said outer housing, said coupling elements being adapted to intercoupled with coupling elements of said electronic device.
8. The latching system according to Claim 7 wherein said latch member is adapted to rotate around a third axis when force is applied to said distal end of said latch member.
9. The latching system according to Claim 7 wherein said protrusion is adapted to be released from said depression in said electronic device when force is applied to said distal end of said latch member.
10. The latching system according to Claim 7 wherein said protrusion further includes at least a first edge being angled and wherein the depression further includes a first edge being angled such that, when the power device is.coupled to the electronic device; the first edge of said protrusion at least temporarily contacts the first edge of the depression.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US9577393A | 1993-07-20 | 1993-07-20 | |
| US08/095,773 | 1993-07-20 | ||
| PCT/US1994/006926 WO1995003642A1 (en) | 1993-07-20 | 1994-06-20 | A latching system |
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| CA2142722A1 CA2142722A1 (en) | 1995-02-02 |
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