Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device enclosures having a monolithic appearance
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Application No.: US15974185Application Date: 2018-05-08
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Publication No.: US10283898B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Ross C. Heyman , Alfredo Castillo , Arun R. Varma
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton, LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/02
- IPC: H05K7/02 ; H05K7/04 ; H01R13/504 ; H05K5/02 ; H01R31/06 ; B29D99/00 ; H02M7/00

Abstract:
An enclosure for an AC to DC adapter has a continuous and apparently monolithic exterior appearance. The enclosure includes a housing and a cap that are joined together by one or more weld joints. The weld joints create flash on the exterior surface of the enclosure and the flash is removed by forming a chamfer along the weld joint such that it removes a portion of the housing and the cap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190081431A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURES HAVING A MONOLITHIC APPEARANCE Public/Granted day:2019-03-14
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