Patent ID: 7792283
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A panel attachment assembly for a telephone housing comprising: the housing including a first wall with an opening formed therein, a second wall extending from an end of the first wall and intersecting the first wall, and a third wall extending from another end of the first wall and intersecting the first wall, the opening being formed by a first end edge defined by the first and second walls, and a second end edge defined by the first and third walls; a cover panel fitted in the opening, the cover panel including a first end face aligned with the first end edge and seen from an outside of the housing, and a second end face aligned with the second end edge and seen from the outside of the housing; and a built-in component contained in and fixed to the housing and opposing the cover panel within the housing, wherein: the cover panel further includes a pair of side edges extending between the first and second end faces, and flanges projecting from the side edges and positioned between the first wall of the housing and the built-in component, and the flanges of the cover panel are covered with the first wall, the built-in component having engagement sections at positions corresponding to ends of the flanges; and the ends of the flanges contact the engagement sections between the first wall and the built-in component, other ends of the flanges contacting the housing between the first wall and the built-in component.