snap-fit
No screws needed
Snap-fit describes a fastening method where parts join by pressing together until a flexible feature deflects and snaps into place, locking them without screws, glue, or tools.
Common in plastic housings, battery covers, and consumer electronics: The case has a snap-fit design.
As a verb, to snap-fit is to assemble this way: The components snap-fit together.
Brief sharp noise
- interlockJoin by overlapping
- engageActively participate or connect
- fastenerSecures things together
- connectorThing that joins others
joint · plastic · housing · clip · latch · retention · tab · cantilever
Beam supported one end
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- beamStructural support member
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
- hookCurved catching device
annular · torsional · retaining · feature · geometry · undercut · draft · tolerance
Capable of being molded
- polymerLarge repeated-unit molecule
- ABSAnti-lock braking system
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- polypropyleneVersatile thermoplastic resin
tooling · mold · production · mass-production · cost-effective · repeatability · ejection · gate
click
Brief sharp noise
connector · joint · plastic · housing · clip · latch · retention · tab · cantilever · detent
cantilever
Beam supported one end
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- beamStructural support member
- overhangSection projecting beyond support
hook · annular · torsional · retaining · feature · geometry · undercut · draft · tolerance · mold
plastic
Capable of being molded
polypropylene · tooling · mold · production · mass-production · cost-effective · repeatability · ejection · gate · runner
enclosure
Confined, bordered space
panel · bezel · lid · shell · casing · chassis · device · consumer · appliance · gadget
- product featuressize, color, durable, quality, material
- compactcompact, small, tiny, mini, miniature
- Prefabprefab, kit homes, modular homes, shipping container homes, mobile homes