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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew Theobald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jonathan P. Ive, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christopher Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Daniel J. Coster, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
John Brock, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michelle Rae Goldberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A top case assembly for a portable computer is disclosed. The assembly may include an integral unified (e.g., homogenous) top case formed from a single part. The integral top case provides an enclosure, frame and cosmetic exterior of the portable computer. The integral top case also serves as the primary structure of the portable computer. The assembly may include a variety of subassemblies such as keyboards, touchpads, circuit boards, and drives that are carried by the underside of the integral top case. The integral top case may be formed from aluminum slab that has been machined to form walls, openings, attachment areas and cosmetic areas of the top case.