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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
May. 04, 2021
Alexander M. Zoellner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher D. Jones, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David E. Kingman, San Jose, CA (US);
Derek C. Scott, Melbourne, AU;
Jesse T. Buehler, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Rikard Fredriksson, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen B. Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Alexander M. Zoellner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher D. Jones, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David E. Kingman, San Jose, CA (US);
Derek C. Scott, Melbourne, AU;
Jesse T. Buehler, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Rikard Fredriksson, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen B. Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for resisting entry of objects through a panel. The apparatus includes a weakened portion that extends laterally across a width dimension of the panel. The apparatus includes a stop structure spaced from the weakened portion that extends laterally across the width dimension of the panel to limit deformation. A bottom edge of the panel is configured to rotate about an axis extending along the weakened portion to abut the stop structure.