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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Adam J. Golman, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Nathaniel J. Dennis, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jesse T. Buehler, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jonathan O. Sive, San Carlos, CA (US);
Donald R. Monroe, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mikael P. Sedlacek, Carmel Valley, CA (US);
Arturo Llamazares Domper, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A support surface includes a support back, a housing defined within the support back, a restraint having a stowed position disposed within the housing, and a panel or a rail having a stowed position disposed within the housing. The support surface includes an anchor that couples an outer edge of the restraint to an outer edge of the panel or the rail. The panel or the rail is configured to guide the anchor and the restraint in traveling from the stowed positions to a deployed position spaced apart from the housing and the support back.