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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Emery Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Felix Alvarez, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Electronic devices are provided that have components. A housing protrusion may be interposed between a display cover layer and display components. A button may have a button member. A support structure for a dome switch in the button may have a screw hole. A housing may have screw holes through which a screw passes. The screw may also pass through the screw hole of the support structure to hold the switch structure near the button member. A clip may have a spring. A metal plate may prevent the clip from becoming worn by the spring. A display may be mounted on a ledge in a device housing. The ledge may have gaps with supports and removed corners.