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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2019
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Logan M. Ames, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lucy E. Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
Martin J. Auclair, Campbell, CA (US);
Ricky C. Lee, Arcadia, CA (US);
Paul U. Leutheuser, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yaocheng Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John J. Baker, Campbell, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes features and methods of formation of a data port for a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a device housing having a wall defining a data port opening. An anchoring feature is formed along a portion of the wall defining the data port opening. A structural support member is positioned within the data port opening and reinforces the data port opening. A polymer material fills a gap between the structural support member and a portion of the wall defining the data port opening. The polymer material engages the anchoring feature to retain the structural support member within the data port opening.