Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic devices with clips
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Application No.: US14611507Application Date: 2015-02-02
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Publication No.: US09600029B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: John Benjamin Filson , Pinida Jan Moolsintong , Stephen B. Lynch
- 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: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; H04M1/02 ; H05K5/02

Abstract:
A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, a coil spring, a ribbon spring, a clip with built-in biasing, a tension spring, or a compression spring. A coupling mechanism may be used to attach the clip to the housing. The coupling mechanism may include a ratcheting rotatable mechanism, a fixed attachment structure, a flexible attachment structure, a removable structure, or a structure that includes a spring bias adjustment mechanism. The device may have a button with a touch sensor array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150153765A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CLIPS Public/Granted day:2015-06-04
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