US 7,154,039 B1
System and method for securing and/or for aligning a deviceGeneral
US 7,154,039 B1
System and method for securing and/or for aligning a device
Tech Center:
2800 Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing
Examiner:
Dhiru R. Patel
Art Unit:
2831 Electrical Circuits and Systems
Agent:
Patents +TMS, P.C.
Inventors:
Christopher Marszalek; Daniel Horvath
Assignee:
Priority:
12/05/05
Filed:
12/05/05
Granted:
12/26/06
Expiration:
12/05/25
Abstract
A system and a method secure and/or align a device attached to a fixture. The system and the method have a retractable reel with a cable for attaching, for connecting and/or for securing the device to the fixture. The system and the method have a housing with an opening and a slit for aligning and/or for centering the device with respect to the housing, the retractable reel and/or the fixture. The cable extends outward with respect to the retractable reel and/or extends through the housing via the opening. The system and the method have a connector for attaching, for connecting and/or for securing the cable to the device. The housing has a recession for receiving the connector and/or for aligning the connector and/or the device. The connector and/or the device is centered and/or is aligned with respect to the recession, the housing and/or the retractable reel via the opening in the housing and the cable. A fastener and/or an adhesive connects, secures and/or attaches the device to the connector and/or the housing to an exterior surface of the fixture.