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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Marwan Rammah, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lee E. Hooton, Ridge, NY (US);
Srikanth V. Thiruppukuzhi, San Jose, CA (US);
Stoyan P. Hristov, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam J. Brinkman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James A. Bertin, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This application relates to an enclosure for a portable electronic device. The enclosure includes a protruding trim structure having walls that define a cavity, where the protruding trim structure is capable of carrying an electronic component within the cavity. The enclosure further includes a support plate that is coupled to the enclosure and the protruding trim structure, and a brace structure that secures and supports the protruding trim structure such that when the protruding trim structure is exposed to an external load during a drop event, the protruding trim structure is capable of redirecting an amount of the load away from the protruding trim structure and the electronic component.