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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Griffin L. Schmitt, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Benjamin S. Bustle, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin M. Froese, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lucy E. Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zhipeng Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jaden A. Barney, Charlotte, NC (US);
Nan Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A shield assembly can enclose an electronic component in a chamber of a mobile communication device. The shield assembly can include a chassis having a slot and a conductive rail adjacent to the slot. A covering can be mounted over the electronic component and coupled to the chassis via a spring contact disposed in the slot. The covering can include a shield element configured to cover a chamber enclosing the electronic component. The covering can further include a first tab connected to the shield element, and a second tab connected to the shield element and spaced apart from the first tab by a gap. A spring contact can be disposed in the gap and electrically connected to the shield element via at least one of the first tab and the second tab.