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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
James K Levins, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steven B Chase, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ; A47B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
361683 ; 248917 ; 3122232 ; 181199 ;
Abstract
An appliance such as a personal computer includes an outer housing, including a front bezel which frames a monitor screen of the computer. The bezel carries speakers which are secured to the bezel by snap arms that are integrally molded with the bezel from a plastic material. The bezel also includes locator pins which engage locator holes of the speakers, and ribs which engage the speakers to resist speaker vibration.