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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Ying Liang Tu, Shenzhen, CN;
Xiao Yu Tan, Shenzhen, CN;
Ying Liang Tu, Shenzhen, CN;
Xiao Yu Tan, Shenzhen, CN;
Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., ShenZhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
FIH (Hong Kong) Limited, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
A screw cap for covering a head of a screw in a screw hole () of a housing () of a portable electronic device. The screw hole includes a wide upper portion () and a narrow lower portion (). The screw cap includes a main body () and an elastic ring (). The main body includes a wide head () and an adjoining narrow cylindrical body (). An upper first groove () and a lower second groove () are defined in the cylindrical body. The first groove is deeper than the second groove. When the elastic ring is engaged in the second groove, the screw cap can be interferentially engaged in the screw hole. When the screw cap is pushed so that the elastic ring is engaged in the first groove, the screw cap can be easily removed from the screw hole.