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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Laura Deforest, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John C. Difonzo, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Michelle Goldberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bradley J. Hamel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy S. Hibbard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
William F. Leggett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gavin J. Reid, Campbell, CA (US);
Charles A. Schwalbach, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Laura DeForest, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John C. DiFonzo, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Zheng Gao, San Jose, CA (US);
Michelle Goldberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bradley J. Hamel, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Timothy S. Hibbard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
William F. Leggett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Gavin J. Reid, Campbell, CA (US);
Charles A. Schwalbach, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A multipart computer housing is described. The multipart computer housing includes at least a clutch barrel. The clutch barrel encloses a connector assembly, the connector assembly providing support for a lid. The clutch barrel is configured such that a junction formed by the clutch barrel and a top layer of the lid is not visible to a user when the computer housing is on a horizontal surface.