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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Z124, Georgetown, KY;
Charles Becze, Oakville, CA;
Martin J. Kimbell, Wauconda, IL (US);
Z124, George Town, KY;
Abstract
A housing for a handheld computing device can include an outer shell having a base and a sidewall connected to a periphery of the base, the sidewall having a port configured to receive a button and the outer shell having an inner surface and an outer surface and a backing plate connected to the inner surface of the outer shell, the backing plate having a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge being positioned a predetermined height above the base, the rear edge being positioned adjacent to the base, the backing plate being positioned adjacent to the sidewall having the port and spaced apart from the sidewall by a predetermined distance to provide rigidity to the button and to define a datum for positioning a component within the housing.