Double hook attachment system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017259752-A1
Application number	US-201615067606-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 11, 2016
Priority date	Mar 11, 2016
Publication date	Sep 14, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A tablet device holder assembly may include a housing defining an housing opening and including a housing lip arranged on a first side of the housing above the housing opening, and a removable bezel having a projection configured to extend through the housing opening and defining a projection opening that when the bezel is rotated to an installed state, the lip is received within the projection opening to maintain the bezel on the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A tablet device holder assembly, comprising:
a housing defining an housing opening and including a housing lip arranged on a first side of the housing above the housing opening; and a removable bezel having a projection configured to extend through the housing opening and defining a projection opening that when the bezel is rotated to an installed state, the lip is received within the projection opening to maintain the bezel on the housing.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a hook extending outwardly downward from the housing at a second side opposite of the first side.

3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the hook extends downward to partially obstruct the housing opening.

4 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the projection includes a first portion defining a first opening and a second portion defining the projection opening, the first opening configured to receive the hook of the housing upon the projection being inserted through the housing opening to prevent lateral movement of the bezel with respect to the housing.

5 . The assembly of claim 4 , wherein the projection opening is configured to receive the housing lip concurrently with the first opening receiving the hook.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing lip has a lip width corresponding to a projection opening width to prevent axial movement of the bezel with respect to the housing when the projection opening receives the lip.

7 . An attachment mechanism, comprising:
a housing part defining a housing opening and having a lip extending outwardly from a first side and a hook extending outwardly downward from an opposite second side; and a bezel part having an L-shaped projection extending outward therefrom, the projection defining a first opening at a first portion and a second opening at a second portion, the first opening configured to receive the hook and the second opening configured to receive the lip to fix the bezel part to the housing part in an installed state.

8 . The attachment mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the lip has a lip width corresponding to a projection opening width to prevent axial movement of the bezel part with respect to the housing part when the projection opening receives the lip.

9 . The attachment mechanism of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the housing part and the bezel part are formed from injection molding.

10 . The attachment mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the hook is received by the first opening concurrently with the projection being received by the housing opening.

11 . The attachment mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the hook extends downward to partially obstruct the housing opening.

12 . An attachment mechanism, comprising:
a first part defining an opening and having a lip extending outwardly from a first side of the first part; and a second part having a projection defining a projection opening configured be received by the opening at the first side and to receive the lip to fix the second part to the first part in an installed state.

13 . The mechanism of claim 12 , wherein the first part includes a hook extending outwardly downward from the first part at a side opposite of the lip.

14 . The mechanism of claim 13 , wherein the projection includes a first portion defining a first opening and a second portion defining the projection opening, the first opening configured to receive the hook of the first part upon the projection being inserted through the opening of the first part to prevent lateral movement of the second part with respect to the first part.

15 . The mechanism of claim 13 , wherein the hook is received by the first opening concurrently with the projection being received by the opening of the first part.

16 . The mechanism of claim 13 , wherein the hook extends downward to partially obstruct the opening of the first part.

17 . The mechanism of claim 12 , wherein the lip has a lip width corresponding to a projection opening width to prevent axial movement of the second part with respect to the first part when the projection opening receives the lip.

18 . The mechanism of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first part and the second part are formed from injection molding.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Guzman Colin Jose Manuel
• Soni Gutierrez Luis Humberto

Classifications

• B60R11/0252 Primary

  for personal computers, e.g. laptops, notebooks · CPC title

• B60R2011/0015

  Back-rests · CPC title

• B60R2011/0276

  for rear passenger use · CPC title

• B60R2011/0064

  Connection with the article · CPC title

• B60R2011/0071

  using latches, clips, clamps, straps or the like · CPC title