Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable electronic device with two-piece housing
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Application No.: US17897003Application Date: 2022-08-26
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Publication No.: US11683063B2Publication Date: 2023-06-20
- Inventor: Erik L. Wang , Phillip Michael Hobson , Kenneth A. Jenks , Adam D. Mittleman , Bartley K. Andre , Daniel J. Coster , Daniele De Iuliis , Richard P. Howarth , Jonathan P. Ive , Steven P. Jobs , Duncan Robert Kerr , Shin Nishibori , Matthew Dean Rohrbach , Douglas B. Satzger , Calvin Q. Seid , Christopher J. Stringer , Eugene Anthony Whang , Rico L. Zorkendorfer
- Applicant: Apple Inc. , BJ Watrous
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Treyz Law Group, P.C.
- Agent G. Victor Treyz; Kendall P. Woodruff
- The original application number of the division: US12119986 2008.05.13
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H05K5/00 ; H05K7/00 ; H04B1/3888 ; H04M1/02

Abstract:
Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220416833A1 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TWO-PIECE HOUSING Public/Granted day:2022-12-29
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