Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Southco, Inc.

Loic J Cloarec

Kelly Kennedy Smith

Daniel T Thompson

Ismael Rodriguez

A captive screw for use in electronic assemblies includes a screw with a shaft having a pair of spaced grooves and a cover captivating the screw and for attaching the captive screw. A knob for rotating the screw can be moved along the shaft between an extended position and a lowered position corresponding to the grooves on the shaft, and releasably locked to the shaft in either position. A lock wafer is used to secure the knob to the shaft. A release button with a large head actuates the lock wafer.

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Loic J Cloarec