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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ruchi Goel, San Jose, CA (US);
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ruchi Goel, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Portable computer structures are provided. The portable computer structures may include speaker grill structures. A speaker grill structure may be formed by creating an array of small holes (perforations) in a portable computer housing structure such as a planar housing wall. A speaker may be mounted adjacent to the array of holes. The planar housing wall may be formed in a block of milled aluminum and may have a thickness of less than 1 mm. The speaker holes may have with small diameters without overly attenuating sound from a speaker.