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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
William F. Leggett, San Francisco, CA (US);
David M. Rockford, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Gavin J. Reid, Campbell, CA (US);
Matthew P. Casebolt, Fremont, CA (US);
Changsoo Jang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01H 11/00 (2006.01); H01H 9/02 (2006.01); H05K 3/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/169 (2013.01); H01H 11/00 (2013.01); H01H 9/02 (2013.01); H05K 3/32 (2013.01); G06F 1/182 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application describes various embodiments of systems and methods for providing internal and external components for portable computing devices having a thin profile. More particularly, the present application describes internal components configured to fit within a relatively thin outer enclosure, wherein the internal components comprise at least one external interface, such as, for example, a track pad interface.