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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 09, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Supratik Datta, Saratoga, CA (US);
Karan S. Jain, San Jose, CA (US);
Ehsan Khajeh, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Arash Akhavan Fomani, Saratoga, CA (US);
Daniel P Kumar, Fremont, CA (US);
Eng Eow Goh, Fremont, CA (US);
Meng Chi Lee, Los Altos, CA (US);
Gang Ning, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew W. Joyce, San Jose, CA (US);
Chengrui Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen T. Schooley, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Timothy C. Wulff, Boulder, CO (US);
Ross D. Arriens, San Jose, CA (US);
Hao Dong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Sipper, Sandy Spring, MD (US);
Jenna Dancy, Longmont, CO (US);
Deepak Sharma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Parin Patel, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A case for an electronic device can include a case body including an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface being positioned opposite the exterior surface. The case can additionally include a button body positioned at least partially within the case body between the exterior surface and the interior surface, the button body being movable inward and outward relative to the case body along an axis of button travel. The case can further include a biasing structure having a contact surface configured to contact the button body, the biasing structure configured to bias the button body toward the interior surface along the axis of button travel.