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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stewart Shannon Fields, Belmont, CA (US);
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
MI Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul J. Wehrenberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Brock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michelle Rae Goldberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Stewart Shannon Fields, Belmont, CA (US);
Ron Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Mi Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul J. Wehrenberg, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Brock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michelle Rae Goldberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Portable computer structures are provided. The portable computer structures may include connector structures. The portable computer may have a case. A portion of the connector structure may be formed by the case of the portable computer. The portable computer may have a circuit board with grounding spring-loaded pins which electrically ground the circuit board to the case of the portable computer. The portable computer may have an optical disk drive that is form fitted to mount to the portable computer case.