Patent ID: 6899407

Claim:
An apparatus for quickly detaching and reassembling a front mask of a computer casing comprising: a frontmask, two anchoring elements installed on an inner side of a lower part of the frontmask, the anchoring elements each having a square shaped hole; a computer casing having two holes formed in an upper part, said holes fixedly receiving respective hook-shaped clips located on the front mask; and a movable device installed in a lower part of an inner side of the computer casing, a plurality of sliding clips located on opposite ends of the movable device to be received in respective guideways located in the base, an anchor located on the movable device to be received in a hole in the base, a wedge-shaped push-head located on an upper side of each end of the movable device, the push-heads each having a beveled surface on a lower edge thereof, and a retraction spring and handle located on a side surface of the movable device; wherein the holes of the anchoring elements mate with hooks on the computer casing thereby securing the frontmask to the computer casing; wherein, to detach the front mask, a user pulls the handle to stretch the retraction spring so that the beveled surfaces lift the anchoring elements of the frontmask, thereby separating the holes in the anchoring elements from the hooks of the computer casing, while simultaneously the wedge-shaped push-heads of the movable device push the anchoring elements outward, thereby allowing easy removal of the frontmask from the computer casing.