Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Latch mechanism device and methods of use
- Patent Title (中): 锁定机构装置及使用方法
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Application No.: US13421487Application Date: 2012-03-15
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Publication No.: US09077795B2Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Bryan P. Kiple , Michael B. Wittenberg , Shayan Malek
- Applicant: Bryan P. Kiple , Michael B. Wittenberg , Shayan Malek
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/14
- IPC: H05K7/14 ; H04M1/02 ; F16B21/18

Abstract:
Latch mechanism devices for attaching components within a device and methods of use are provided herein. In one aspect, the latch mechanism includes a pair of deflectable members between which a protruding latch member, such as a latch pin, is inserted thereby separating the deflectable members. A latch pin can have a distal insertion portion and a proximal locking portion, the locking portion having a reduced profile so as to resiliently receive the deflectable members displaced by insertion of the latch pin so as to couple the latch pin between the cords. The latch pin can have insertion faces and locking faces angled so as to control the force required to insert and retract the latch pin from the cord pair. The latch mechanism may utilize releasing mechanisms for separating or reducing tension in the deflectable members to facilitate retraction of the latch pin.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130239372A1 LATCH MECHANISM DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE Public/Granted day:2013-09-19
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