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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2004
Patrick Lawrence Ransom, Lexington, KY (US);
Brandon Sung-hawn Song, Lexington, KY (US);
Patrick Lawrence Ransom, Lexington, KY (US);
Brandon Sung-Hawn Song, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A housing assembly includes a housing having an access opening and a cover movable between a closed position wherein the cover generally covers the access opening and an open position wherein the cover generally does not cover the access opening. The assembly further includes a protrusion located on one of the housing or the cover, and a track located on the other one of the housing or the cover. The protrusion is slidably received in the track, and the track forms a generally closed loop shape such that the protrusion slides in the track when the cover is moved between the open and the closed positions. Additionally ramps may be provided on portions of the track to provide user feed back and to inhibit reverse motion of the protrusion.