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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter A. Dvorak, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joshua K. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael A. Foote, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Christopher J. Pawlowski, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Ross C. Heyman, Belmont, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for an electronic device includes a housing having a wall that defines a cavity that is configured to receive an electronic assembly therein. The wall includes tongue formed at a distal end. A cover includes a top wall and a side surface extending from the top wall to form a chamber. The housing is at least partially received within the chamber and the tongue of the housing is welded to a groove positioned within the chamber. Flash from the weld is contained within the enclosure so that no weld flash is visible on the exterior surface of the enclosure.