Patent ID: 7585126
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: F16B,G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A screwless fixing assembly disposed on a flat plate frame having a plurality of fixed hooks on a first side and a plurality of through holes extending through to an opposite side, the fixing assembly comprising: a fixed cover member having an opening extending therethrough, a plurality of latching elements fixed within said hooks, a plurality of pillars, and at least one limited post formed in the opening; a movable member being disposed within the fixed cover member, and having a depression, a plurality of guide holes receiving the pillars, and a plurality of pins fixed on the movable member to pass through the through holes; an elastic coil spring member, disposed between the frame and the movable member; a positioning device having a cylindrical pressed cap disposed through the opening and a mandrel disposed in the recess, the pressed cap having a plurality of sliding blocks with first bevels, the mandrel having a plurality of first grooves, second grooves, and second bevels; the pressed cap, mandrel, opening and depression sharing a common axis of symmetry; whereby when the positioning device is in a first position the movable member is biased by the spring against an upper surface of the cover away from the frame with the limited post extending between two of said sliding blocks into one of said second grooves, and when the positioning device is in a second position the movable member is positioned away from the upper surface with the limited post extending between two of said sliding blocks and through one of said first grooves such that the pins extend through the through holes to protrude from the opposite side of the frame; and whereby movement between the first and second positions is effected by depressing the cap into the cover to disengage the mandrel from the limited post thereby allowing the mandrel to rotate relative to the cap with the second bevels sliding against the first bevels to selectively align one of the first grooves or one of the second grooves to receive the post upon release of the cap.