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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Daniel A. Podhajny, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel D. Sunshine, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Didio V. Gomes, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin M. Robinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mariel L. Lanas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ari P. Miller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Houtan Farahani, San Ramon, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An item such as a removable device cover or a portable electronic device may have a fabric hinge. The item may have first and second structures that are configured to rotate relative to each other. The fabric hinge may have first and second fabric layers that are coupled to the first structure and third and fourth fabric layers that are coupled to the second structure. A center portion of the fabric hinge may have one side that is coupled to the first and second fabric layers and an opposing second side that is coupled to the third and fourth fabric layers. In the center portion, first strands of material may extend outwardly into the first and fourth fabric layers and second parallel strands that are interspersed with the first strands may extend outwardly into the second and third fabric layers.