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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew D. Hill, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Derek C. Krass, Cupertino, CA (US);
Benjamin Shane Bustle, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lucy Elizabeth Browning, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Benjamin Wittenberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
James B. Smith, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ashutosh Y. Shukla, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Scott A. Myers, Saratoga, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An enclosure and a method for forming an enclosure are disclosed. The enclosure may be formed from metal, such as aluminum, and further include a non-metal portion allowing for transmission and receipt of electromagnetic waves. The non-metal portion may be interlocked to the enclosure and in particular, to a region within the enclosure including a first material having a relatively high strength and stiffness compared to the non-metal portion. Interlocking means may include forming dovetail cuts into the enclosure to receive the non-metal portion, a hole or cavity drilled into the enclosure which includes internal threads, and a rod inserted into the first material to provide a tension to the non-metal portion. Methods of assembling internal components using anodization are also disclosed.