Electronic housing assembly and method
View Patent ↗A housing assembly ( 100 ) and method ( 300 ) of assembly includes a housing ( 105 ) having one or more recessed areas ( 130 ) on at least a first side ( 120 ). Also included is a floor member ( 110 ) having one or more protrusions ( 135 ) and is pivotably mounted to one or more recessed areas on the first side using the protrusions. A tubular member ( 115 ) is included for engaging the floor member on a second side ( 125 ) of the housing where the engagement prevents the floor member from pivoting. The method of assembly includes engaging and pivotably mounting ( 310 ) a first portion of a floor member to a first side of a housing and pivoting ( 315 ) the floor member to an assembled position. The method further includes engaging ( 320 ) a second portion of the floor member by slidably introducing a tubular member through the housing and adjacent to a blocking structure of the floor member, thereby substantially preventing further pivoting of the floor member.
1. A housing assembly, comprising: a housing having at least one recessed area on at least a first side; a floor member having at least one protrusion and pivotably mounted to the at least one recessed area on the first side using the at least one protrusion; and a tubular member for engaging the floor member on a second side of the housing, wherein the engagement prevents the floor member from pivoting, wherein the floor member further comprises at least one hook portion that is dimensioned to at least partially wrap around the tubular member, wherein the tubular member is an antenna tube fixed to the housing.
2. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the hook portion extends through an opening in a portion of the housing to engage the tubular member.
3. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the floor member is made from an electrically conductive material.
4. The housing assembly of claim 1 , wherein the housing assembly is for a portable electronic product.
5. The housing assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said housing assembly includes a circuit board and said tubular member is indirectly grounded to the circuit board through the floor member.
6. A handheld device, comprising: a housing, at least one mounting structure on said housing; at least one plate member, said plate member pivotably mounted to said mounting structure and having at least one blocking structure; at least one blocking member, wherein said blocking member and said blocking structure form a passive blocking configuration, said blocking member blocking said plate member from pivoting, wherein said blocking structure includes at least one hook portion dimensioned to at least partially wrap around said blocking member, wherein said blocking member is an antenna housing.
7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein said blocking member is an elongated cylinder.
8. The device according to claim 6 , wherein said plate member includes a recess for holding an integrated circuit card.
9. The device according to claim 6 , wherein said handheld device includes a circuit board, said blocking member is indirectly grounded to said circuit board through said plate member.
10. The device according to claim 6 , wherein said plate member supports a power supply.
11. The device according to claim 6 , wherein said plate member includes at least one protrusion and said mounting structure includes at least one recessed area corresponding to said protrusion.
12. A method of assembling a handheld device, comprising the steps of: engaging and pivotably mounting a first portion of a floor member to a first side of a housing; pivoting the floor member to an assembled position; engaging a second portion of the floor member by slidably introducing a tubular member through the housing and adjacent to a blocking structure of the floor member such that the blocking structure at least partially wraps around the tubular member, thereby substantially preventing further pivoting of the floor member, wherein said tubular member is an antenna tube.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the step of engaging locks the floor member to the assembled position.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises the step of fixing the tubular member to the housing.