Invention Application
- Patent Title: INTERLOCKING FLEXIBLE SEGMENTS FORMED FROM A RIGID MATERIAL
- Patent Title (中): 从刚性材料形成的互锁柔性部分
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Application No.: PCT/US2013/026384Application Date: 2013-02-15
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Publication No.: WO2013123353A1Publication Date: 2013-08-22
- Inventor: CLARKE, Peter Russell , NASHER, Michael S.
- Applicant: APPLE INC.
- Applicant Address: One Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 US
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: One Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 US
- Agency: HEMENWAY, S. Craig et al.
- Priority: US61/599,766 20120216
- Main IPC: G06F1/16
- IPC: G06F1/16 ; B21D31/04 ; B29C53/00 ; E05D1/02
Abstract:
A method for creating a flexible portion or bending portion within a rigid structure. The method can also be used for creating a flexible structure from a rigid material. The method includes providing a substantially rigid material, such as, but not limited to, metals, alloys, hard plastics, and the like, and selectively removing portions of the rigid material defining a geometric pattern in the rigid material. A bending radius of the flexible portion is defined by the geometric pattern. The rigid structure may be used to create an enclosure, a cover for an electronic device, one or more hinges, or the like.
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