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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael E. Leclerc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Danny L. McBroom, Leander, TX (US);
Houtan R. Farahani, San Ramon, CA (US);
Michael D. McBroom, Leander, TX (US);
Bart K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sabrina K. Paseman, Saratoga, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A housing for an electronic device can include an enclosure at least partially defining an internal volume. The enclosure can include a bottom panel. The housing can also include a tubular frame that includes a first pair of tubular support members extending from the bottom panel and a second pair of tubular support members extending from the bottom panel. The housing can also include a first tubular top frame member disposed outside the internal volume and connected to an end of each of the first pair of tubular support members through an opening defined by the enclosure, and a second tubular top frame member disposed outside the internal volume and connected to an end of each of the second pair of tubular support members through an opening defined by the enclosure.