Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Coupling structures for electronic device housings
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Application No.: US17555920Application Date: 2021-12-20
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Publication No.: US11581629B2Publication Date: 2023-02-14
- Inventor: Matthew D. Hill , Michael B. Wittenberg , Shane Bustle , Duy P. Le
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H01Q1/24 ; H04M1/02 ; B29C45/14 ; B29L31/34 ; B29C37/00

Abstract:
A housing for an electronic device is disclosed. The housing comprises a first component and a second component separated from the first component by a gap. The housing also includes a first molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and defining at least a portion of an interlock feature, and a second molded element disposed at least partially within the gap and mechanically engaging the interlock feature. The first component, the second component, and the second molded element form a portion of an exterior surface of the housing. A method of forming the housing is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220115770A1 COUPLING STRUCTURES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSINGS Public/Granted day:2022-04-14
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