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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Peter A. Dvorak, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher J. Pawlowski, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Ross C. Heyman, Belmont, CA (US);
Mathieu P. Roy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arun R. Varma, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An enclosure for an electronic device includes a housing having wall defining a cavity that is configured to receive an electronic assembly therein. The wall includes a plurality of housing steps formed in an interior surface. A cap includes a side surface extending around a perimeter of the cap with a plurality of cap steps formed in the side surface. The cap is positioned at an entrance to the cavity such that the plurality of housing steps align with the plurality of cap steps and welded in place. Flash from the weld is captured in a flash trap so that no weld flash is visible on the exterior surface of the enclosure.