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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Kevin M. Froese, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brittany Barbara, Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew D. Hill, Mountain View, CA (US);
James A. Bertin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Alan Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Justin D. Crosby, Cupertino, CA (US);
Sawyer I. Cohen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable electronic device may include an enclosure including a housing component defining a side exterior surface of the portable electronic device, and a front cover assembly coupled to the housing component and defining a front exterior surface of the portable electronic device. The front cover assembly may include a cover defining a notch. The portable electronic device may include a speaker assembly positioned below the front cover assembly and coupled to an audio passage configured to transmit audio output from the speaker assembly, an end portion of the audio passage including a void defined between the housing component and the notch of the cover.