Patent ID: 8953332
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: F16B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a unit to be latched within an enclosure; and a latch mechanism for latching the unit within the enclosure, the latch mechanism comprising: a rotatable latch coupled to the unit via a pivot extending through and movable within an elongate slot in the unit, the pivot being disposed at a first side of the unit; a compliant spring member associated with the unit and, at least in part, covering, in an uncompressed state, the elongate slot in the unit through which the pivot extends, the compliant spring member acting on the pivot and compressing with rotating of the latch from an open position to a latched position during latching of the unit within the enclosure, the compressing facilitating provision of a positive pressure on the unit directed towards a second side of the unit opposite to the first side thereof with latching of the unit within the enclosure, the compliant spring member residing within a recess within the unit overlying, at least in part, the elongate slot in the unit through which the pivot extends, and comprising a flat, compliant elastomeric material physically contacting and partially surrounding the pivot; and wherein the latch is configured with a latch surface that physically contacts a hard stop associated with the enclosure with latching of the unit within the enclosure, and wherein subsequent to physically contacting of the latch surface to the hard stop, continued rotating of the latch towards the latched position results, in part, in the pivot compressing the compliant spring member, the physical contacting of the hard stop and the subsequent compressing of the compliant spring member providing the positive pressure on the unit at the first side thereof with the latching of the unit within the enclosure.