Clip arrangement for portable electronic apparatus housing assembly
First Claim
1. A housing assembly for portable electronic apparatus comprising first and second housing portions, the first portion including a substantially rigid clip and the second portion including a receiving arrangement for the clip, the receiving arrangement comprising a displaceable element integrally moulded with the second portion, and the clip comprising means for displacing the element of the second portion, and means for retaining the element between the first portion and the displacing means, and wherein the element comprises an elongate beam defined by first and second elongate slots in the second portion and wherein the first elongate slot is configured to receive the clip and the second elongate slot is configured to receive the beam on displacement by the clip.
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Abstract
A housing assembly for a mobile telephone comprises a window panel and a front cover, with a clip arrangement which assists in preventing the common problem of the window panel falling out of the front cover. The clip arrangement comprises a rigid clip on the window panel which engages with a beam integrally moulded in the cover. This allows use of a low profile clip which does not extend into the telephone assembly, so permitting strong connections to be made in small assemblies.
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- 1. A housing assembly for portable electronic apparatus comprising first and second housing portions, the first portion including a substantially rigid clip and the second portion including a receiving arrangement for the clip, the receiving arrangement comprising a displaceable element integrally moulded with the second portion, and the clip comprising means for displacing the element of the second portion, and means for retaining the element between the first portion and the displacing means, and wherein the element comprises an elongate beam defined by first and second elongate slots in the second portion and wherein the first elongate slot is configured to receive the clip and the second elongate slot is configured to receive the beam on displacement by the clip.
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13. A method of assembling a housing assembly comprising first and second housing portions, the first portion including a substantially rigid clip and the second portion including a receiving arrangement for the clip, the receiving arrangement comprising a displaceable element integrally moulded with the second portion wherein said element is defined by first and second elongate slots in the second portion, and the clip comprising means for displacing the element of the second portion, and means for retaining the element between the first portion and the displacing means, the method comprising moving the first portion towards the second portion such that the displacing means on the clip of the first portion is received in the first elongate slot and displaces the element of the second portion into the second elongate slot and then retains the element between the first portion and the displacing means.
- 14. A mobile telephone having a housing assembly comprising first and second housing portions, the first portion including a substantially rigid clip and the second portion including a receiving arrangement for the clip, the receiving arrangement comprising a displaceable element integrally moulded with the second portion wherein said element comprises an elongate beam defined by first and second elongate slots in the second portion, and the clip comprising means for displacing the element of the second portion wherein the first elongate slot is configured to receive the clip and the second elongate slot is configured to receive the beam on displacement by the clip, and means for retaining the element between the first portion and the displacing means.
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