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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2023
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventor:

Megan C. Wingfield, Box Elder, SD (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/1487 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system may include a first alignment feature, a spring-loaded locking feature mechanically coupled to the first alignment feature, the spring-loaded locking feature having a recess formed therein, a second alignment feature configured to mechanically engage with the first alignment feature in order to, when the first alignment feature is mechanically engaged with the second alignment feature, constrain translation of the first alignment feature to the second alignment feature to a linear translation, and a plunger assembly mechanically coupled to the second alignment feature via a compressive spring that mechanically biases the plunger towards the second alignment feature, the plunger assembly comprising a plunger and a tongue extending from the plunger.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wingfield, Megan. (2026). Locking mechanism for sliding components (U.S. Patent No. 12615731). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12615731

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