Patent ID: 8046032

Claim:
A computing device comprising: a housing including a front housing segment having a void; a keypad assembly including a substrate and plurality of key structures, the plurality of key structures being aligned with the void so as to enable user access to the individual key structures; and a rigid panel including an arrangement of openings, each opening being dimensioned to fit around at least one of the plurality of key structures; a first securement feature provided on one of the front housing segment or the rigid panel and comprising an integrated combination of a tang structure and an opening; a second securement feature provided on the other of the front housing segment or the rigid panel comprising (i) a receiving slot to receive the tang structure, and (ii) a structure integrated with the receiving slot that inserts into the opening of the first securement feature; wherein the first and second securement features secure the panel and the front housing segment together so that the plurality of key structures are securely provided through the arrangement of openings of the panel.