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Arrangement for connecting a device's front panel

  • US 7,575,204 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2004
  • Issued: 08/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An arrangement for connecting a front outer panel of a device, comprising:

  • a housing for accommodating said device therein, said housing including wails defining an internal cavity and front opening, said front opening defining a perimeter; and

    a number of elevated tabs affixed to and extending away from said perimeter at substantially right angles;

    wherein said front outer panel comprises a frame, said frame being wider than said perimeter and comprising a number of grooves for accommodating said tabs, said grooves being sized to mate with said tabs, wherein said perimeter includes a top and a bottom wall extending at substantially right angles away from said perimeter, wherein said tabs are affixed to said top wall and said bottom wall and wherein said housing is configured to retain the device at a location within, and the device and the front outer panel mate at a mating plane offset inwardly from a plane of the outer perimeter of the front outer panel.

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