Patent Publication Number: US-2013240542-A1

Title: Device preventing fastener from hurting people

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a device which prevents exposed fasteners from hurting people. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Fasteners may be used to mechanically join two or more parts of a device together. After assembly, a distal end of the fastener may protrude or be exposed from the device. Some one may be hurt by the exposed fastener particularly when moving the device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric view of a portion of a device according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded isometric view of the portion of the device of  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a portion of a device  1  according to an exemplary embodiment is illustrated. The device  1  includes a housing  10 , a support member  20  retained within the housing  10 , and a fastener  30  to secure the support member  20  to the housing  10 . In the embodiment, the device  1  is an optical disc player. 
     The housing  10  includes a cover  11  and a base  12  coupled with each other. The cover  11  and the base  12  cooperatively define a receiving space A for receiving the support member  20 . The receiving space A also accommodates electronic components, such as a printed circuit board (PCB) and a central processing unit (CPU). In the embodiment, the support member  30  is used to support some of the electronic components retained within the housing  10 . 
     Referring also to  FIG. 2 , the cover  11  defines a recess  13  and a protrusion  14  protruding from a bottom of the recess  13 . The height of the protrusion  14  is less than the depth of the recess  13 . The cover  11  defines a positioning hole  16  adjacent to the protrusion  14 . A fastening hole  15  runs through the protrusion  14  and the bottom of the recess  13 . In the embodiment, the recess  13  and the protrusion  14  are formed by stamping. 
     The support member  20  defines a through hole  21  aligned with the fastening hole  15  and includes a positioning post  22  extending through the positioning hole  16 . 
     The fastener  30  includes a head  31  and a shank  32  connected to the shank  31 . The diameter of the shank  32  is less than the diameter of the shank  31 . The shank  32  extends through the through hole  21  and is screwed into the fastening hole  15 . Thus, the support member  20  is fixed to the housing  10  by the fastener  30 . The recess  13  and the protrusion  14  thus prevent a distal end of the fastener  30  from being open or exposed and hurting people. 
     While various embodiments have been described and illustrated, the disclosure is not to be constructed as being limited thereto. Various modifications can be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.