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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ryan C. Perkins, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony M. Ashcroft, San Francisco, CA (US);
Erik G. de Jong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tirshathah A. Hunter, Oakland, CA (US);
Seul Bi Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Christopher M. Werner, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A holder for a wirelessly locatable tag may be used with a wirelessly locatable tag comprising a housing member defining a region of an exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag configured to act as a speaker diaphragm. The holder may include a receptacle portion configured to at least partially surround the wirelessly locatable tag, the receptacle portion defining a first opening configured to allow the wirelessly locatable tag to be positioned in the receptacle portion, a second opening configured to at least partially surround an outer periphery of a battery door of the wirelessly locatable tag, and a third opening aligned with the region of the exterior surface configured to act as the speaker diaphragm. The holder may further include a fastener coupled to the receptacle portion and configured to releasably secure the first opening in a closed configuration to retain the wirelessly locatable tag in the receptacle portion.