Article comprising a fastener

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1998-03-25

2000-09-05

Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.

Electricity: conductors and insulators

Boxes and housings

Hermetic sealed envelope type

174 50, 361747, 361759, 220 402, 220 407, 429 97, 429 98, 429 99, 429100, H02G 308

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061146250

ABSTRACT:
A fastener for detachably coupling a housing, such as a battery pack, to an appliance, such as a wireless terminal, is disclosed. In use, the fastener is disposed in a housing. When a user applies a force to the fastener to release the housing from the appliance, the fastener rotates about an axis, causing an engagement feature of the fastener to rotate away from the appliance, thereby decoupling the fastener from the appliance. The fastener includes a biasing member which provides a restoring force that keeps the fastener coupled to the appliance in the absence of a decoupling force. In some embodiments, the fastener includes various features suitable for reducing stress that accumulates in the biasing member as it rotates during decoupling. Such features include a stress-reducing surface, and an offset between the stress-reducing surface and the axis of rotation.

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