Patent ID: 7453693

Claim:
A network device for assisting a communication device in communicating on a network, the network device comprising: a housing including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a heat radiation groove, formed on the first surface, for radiating heat from the network device, and a concave part formed on the second surface; and a support member, fixed onto the housing, for enabling the network device to be placed on a desk while the first and second surfaces are approximately perpendicular to the desk, wherein the support member includes first and second perpendicular parts for holding the first and second surfaces of the housing, wherein the first perpendicular part includes a convex part that is engaged with and guided along the heat radiation groove formed on the first surface; and wherein the second perpendicular part includes a flat spring that is engaged with the concave part formed on the second surface and compresses the housing through the second surface of the housing toward the convex part, the flat spring and concave part being arranged such that the flat spring may be inserted into the concave part when the convex part is engaged with the heat radiation groove at a predetermined position.