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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lite-On Enclosure Inc., Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3122232 ; 3122656 ; 3122933 ; 361683 ;
Abstract
A protective device for front panel of a PC comprises an opening on the front panel having two raised members on the bottom side, a pair of tabs spaced apart on the top side each having an opening, and a pair of grooved members on two opposite sides; a first cover Including two projections spaced apart on the bottom side and two tabs spaced apart on the top side each having a raised member thereon; and a second cover including a tab having two apertures on the bottom side, two protrusions on two opposite sides each having a raised member, and two slots spaced apart on the top side. By utilizing attachment of covers to front panel, a reliable engagement is achieved.