Patent ID: 8540062
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: B60T,F16D,F16F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A dampening assembly for a portable electronic device, the dampening assembly comprising: a housing comprising a top portion and a bottom portion; a pivot arm pivotably coupled to the bottom portion of the housing; a reservoir defined between the top portion and the bottom portion, the reservoir comprising at least one of a fluid and a viscous material, wherein a separately formed first portion of the pivot arm is disposed within the reservoir, and wherein a separately formed second portion of the pivot arm extends through and above the top portion of the housing; and a fastening member for maintaining the first portion of the pivot arm in contact with the second portion of the pivot arm and for preventing the pivot arm from lifting out of the housing, wherein the fastening member mates with the bottom portion of the housing at a location outside of the reservoir, wherein the top portion of the housing comprises: a first recessed area that extends from a bottom surface of the top portion towards a top surface of the top portion, and a first cavity that extends through the to surface and the bottom surface of the to portion, and wherein the bottom portion comprises: a second recessed area extending from a top surface of the bottom portion towards a bottom surface of the bottom portion, the second recessed area comprising a vertical member extending above the top surface of the bottom portion, the vertical member being disposed in the second recessed area at a location that substantially corresponds to the first cavity of the to portion, wherein the first recessed area and the second recessed area define the reservoir, and wherein the fastening member mates with a cavity of the vertical member.