Patent ID: 8169777

Claim:
A modular computer comprising a plurality of units which includes a power supply unit, a main board unit, a graphic/display unit and a data reading/writing unit, each of the plurality of units being configured to be a multi-faced box and including a connector on one of the faces of the box, the plurality of units being arranged in a direction and being fixed together by a plurality of fasteners, and the connectors on opposing faces of a respective two of the plurality of units which are adjacent being electrically connected, wherein the plurality of units are formed with bores; each of the plurality of fasteners integrally includes a nut portion having a first outer diameter, a threaded rod portion extending away from one side of the nut portion, a stem portion having a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter and extending away from another side of the nut portion, and a threaded hole formed in the stem portion; the stem portion passes through the bores such that the nut portion contacts one of the faces of the box which is passed through by the stem portion, to support a weight of the box; and the threaded rod portion in a first one of the plurality of fasteners is screwed to the threaded hole in a second one of the plurality of fasteners to fix the adjacent units together.