Patent ID: 8979221
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: F16F,G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A foot for a computer casing comprising: a base element that contacts a supporting area; a damping element that dampens oscillations; and a fastening element that fastens the foot on a computer casing, wherein 1) the damping element is mechanically arranged between the base element and the fastening element such that the fastening element and the base element are mechanically uncoupled, 2) the damping element is ring-shaped with a centrally arranged raised portion and a portion which connects thereto and extends radially outward, and 3) the damping element is guided by way of the raised portion through a central opening of the fastening element such that the fastening element contacts the damping element both in a radial and axial manner, and wherein axially extending webs defined from one another by grooves are arranged in a circumferential direction on the raised portion of the damping element and the webs continue in a radially outward manner on the portion of the damping element extending radially outward such that the damping element contacts the fastening element on surfaces of the formed webs.