Patent ID: 6351380
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: F16B,H05K

Abstract:
A mounting arrangement for securing a fan to a second structure associated with electronic equipment, one of the fan and second structure having at least one mounting receptacle, the mounting arrangement comprising:(a) a mounting member for each mounting receptacle, each mounting member having a substantially rigid inner element and a resilient outer element positioned over the respective inner element, each mounting member also being adapted to be connected to the other of said one of the fan and second structure having at least one mounting receptacle, and each mounting member having a size and shape so as to be insertable as a unit into the respective mounting receptacle to a received position in which the respective resilient outer element frictionally engages an inner surface of the respective mounting receptacle; and (b) a plurality of external ridges on each respective resilient outer element, the external dimension of each ridge being greater than the internal dimension of the respective mounting receptacle in which the respective mounting member is to be received, and the plurality of external ridges being located on the respective resilient outer element so as to be positioned within the respective mounting receptacle when the respective mounting member is in the received position.