Patent ID: 7938679
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
1. An electronic device configured to attach to and be mounted on an edge of a desk, table, or board, the electronic device comprising: a housing containing electronic components including multiple electrical conductors; a void configured to engage the edge of the desk, table, or board, wherein the void is defined by a first portion of the electronic device, a second portion of the electronic device, and a third portion of the electronic device, wherein the second portion extends from the first portion to the third portion, the first portion is opposite of the third portion, and the void is between the first portion and the third portion; wherein at least one of the first portion or the third portion includes at least a first force-redirecting mechanism comprising at least a first moving part and a first biasing element configured to bias the first moving part into contact with the edge of the desk, table, or board, when the edge is in the void, wherein the first moving part and first force-redirecting mechanism are configured such that a first frictional force acting between the edge and the first moving part, when the electronic device is biased in a direction away from the edge, in a direction such that the second portion of the electronic device is biased away from the edge, causes the first moving part to bias toward the edge, thereby increasing a clamping force between the first moving part and the edge, and thereby increasing the first frictional force acting between the edge and the first moving part, and thereby resisting the removal of the electronic device from the edge of the desk, table, or board.