Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for cover assembly retention of a portable electronic device
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Application No.: US15863706Application Date: 2018-01-05
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Publication No.: US10791644B2Publication Date: 2020-09-29
- Inventor: David Pakula , Scott Myers , Tang Tan , Richard Dinh
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agent Kendall W. Abbasi
- Main IPC: H05K5/03
- IPC: H05K5/03 ; H04M1/02 ; G06F1/16 ; B65D45/16 ; B65D51/00 ; B65D17/28 ; B65D17/50

Abstract:
This is directed to systems and methods for cover assembly retention of a portable electronic device. In some embodiments, a cover assembly and/or housing of an electronic device can include one or more retention features such as detents, hooks, tabs, extensions, screw plates, screw holes, shuttles, latches, or any combination of the above, for retaining the cover assembly to the housing. In some embodiments, one or more retention features can be included on an internal platform of the electronic device to retain the cover assembly. In some embodiments, a hidden screw feature can be included in a SIM tray slot of the electronic device. Once a SIM tray has been inserted into the SIM tray slot, the screw feature can be hidden from sight and may become unapparent to an end user of the electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180132372A1 Systems and Methods for Cover Assembly Retention of a Portable Electronic Device Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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