초록 ▼

A system for interlocking various computer peripheral enclosures to prevent them from falling off of desk tops or off of each other, to compactly organize them to save space and prevent disconnection or tangling of their connecting wires, to more easily and securely move them from one location to an

A system for interlocking various computer peripheral enclosures to prevent them from falling off of desk tops or off of each other, to compactly organize them to save space and prevent disconnection or tangling of their connecting wires, to more easily and securely move them from one location to another, and to provide an attractive interlocking arrangement. L-shaped brackets are secured to the enclosures or housings, preferably at the enclosure bases, and extending up their sides. Interlocking devices have snap-in members at each end thereof. One member snaps into an opening in a bracket of one enclosure unit and another member snaps into an opening in a bracket of another enclosure unit, thereby the two units are securely held together in a side-by-side or one-on-top-of-the-other arrangement. Insertion of a narrow tool into an opening in the bracket allows for easy unsnapping or disconnect. Optional carrying handle, cable manager, and angled foot support embodiments are also provided for releasable snap fit attachment to the brackets.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An interlocking system, comprising:a first unit;a first L-shaped device having generally perpendicular first back and foot portions, said first device being attachable to said first unit with said first foot portion substantially along a bottom of said first unit and said

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An interlocking system, comprising:a first unit;a first L-shaped device having generally perpendicular first back and foot portions, said first device being attachable to said first unit with said first foot portion substantially along a bottom of said first unit and said first back portion substantially along a side or end of said first unit, said first back portion having a first opening;a second unit;a second L-shaped device having generally perpendicular second back and foot portions, said second device being attachable to said second unit with said second foot portion substantially along a bottom of the second unit and said second back portion substantially along a side or end of said second unit, said second portion having a second opening; andan interlocking device having a body portion, first locking means for insertion into said first opening and snap-fit locking said body portion to said first back portion, and second locking means for insertion into said second opening and snap-fit locking said body portion to said second back portion.