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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1984
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1981
Cosmo M Rocca, Jackson, NJ (US);
Daniel W Tyler, Middletown, NJ (US);
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A snap-together housing is disclosed having a single fastener holding the multi-part housing together. The housing has a base, around which upper and lower panels fit in a clamshell arrangement. The wrap-around panels provide design contours and are the color bearing elements of the housing. Easy installation is achieved by a tab positioned at the rear of the lower panel which allows the lower panel to rotate upward around the base. A tab on the inner front surface of the lower panel engages a detent on the front of the base thereby preventing the lower panel from rotating downward without first being laterally separated from the base. The upper panel, held in position by a single fastener, interlocks with the front surface of the lower panel to prevent the lateral separation.