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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan C. Perkins, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael J. Webb, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Hsiang Hung Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Motohide Hatanaka, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44C 5/14 (2006.01); A44B 11/25 (2006.01); A44B 11/26 (2006.01); A44C 5/20 (2006.01); G04B 37/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44C 5/14 (2013.01); A44B 11/2596 (2013.01); A44B 11/263 (2013.01); A44C 5/147 (2013.01); A44C 5/2085 (2013.01); G04B 37/1486 (2013.01); H05K 999/99 (2013.01); A44D 2203/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a locking assembly for an attachment system of a consumer product. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an attachment unit that is configured to be inserted and removed from a housing of a consumer product. The attachment unit and/or the housing include an expansion component or other such locking assembly configured to releasably secure the attachment unit within the housing.