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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zita Netzel, Campbell, CA (US);
Brent Eikanas, San Jose, CA (US);
Maaike Evers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Ryner, Brentwood, CA (US);
Lawrence Lam, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palm, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/02 ;
Abstract
A housing component is provided for a handheld computer. A film layer corresponds to an exterior surface of the housing component. The film layer may have a first tone and a second tone. A groove is formed on the film layer. The groove has a contoured interior. The first surface on the interior of the groove may have the first tone. A second surface on the interior of the groove may have the second tone.