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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Eric W. Bates, San Jose, CA (US);
Xiao Ying Zhao, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Luman Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher R. Xydis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Firka, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Benjamin J. Kallman, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Ihtesham H. Chowdhury, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Matthew D. Hill, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hugh J. Jay, Cupertino, CA (US);
Trent Canales, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lucy E. Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a front cover, a rear cover, and a housing structure between and coupled to the front cover and the rear cover. The housing structure includes a first housing member defining and a first interlock feature formed along a first end surface. The portable electronic device also includes a second housing member defining a second interlock feature formed along a second end surface. The portable electronic device also includes a nonconductive joining element engaged with the first interlock feature and the second interlock feature, thereby structurally coupling the first housing member to the second housing member.