Patent ID: 6125031
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
Electronic apparatus comprising:a housing having a wall opening therein;cooperatively interengageable first and second structures respectively carried by said housing and said access door and being operable to:(1) pivotally interfit sections of said first and second structures on an axis in a manner mounting said access door on said housing for pivotal movement relative thereto about said axis between a closed position in which said access door covers said wall opening, and an open position in which said access door is swung edgewise through said wall opening into the interior of said housing and uncovers said wall opening, and(2) provide between portions of said first and second structures a sliding engagement which, in response to a manual pivoting of said access door through an initial distance toward either selected one of said closed and open positions, resiliently deflects said portion of said first structure and then causes said portion of said first structure to forcibly pivot said access door through a final distance to, and then releasably retain said access door in, the selected position.