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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
BJ Watrous, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Phillip Michael Hobson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kenneth A. Jenks, San Jose, CA (US);
Adam D. Mittleman, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Daniel J. Coster, San Francisco, CA (US);
Daniele De Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Richard P. Howarth, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Jonathan P. Ive, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steven P. Jobs, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Duncan Robert Kerr, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shin Nishibori, Honolulu, HI (US);
Matthew Dean Rohrbach, San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas B. Satzger, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Calvin Q. Seid, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, CA (US);
Eugene Anthony Whang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rico L. Zorkendorfer, Jackson, WY (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.