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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 30, 2012
Cheng Ping Tan, Fremont, CA (US);
Con Phan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Steven Lee Owen, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cheng Ping Tan, Fremont, CA (US);
Con Phan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Steven Lee Owen, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable electronic device having an outer housing, a component, and a shock-absorption assembly is disclosed. A shock-absorption assembly located within the outer housing and coupled to the component can include one or more elements adapted to dampen a mechanical shock to the component. The shock-absorption assembly elements can be mounted to corners and/or edges of the component. Shock-absorption assembly elements can include a first portion comprising protrusions that provide initial damping of the mechanical shock and a second portion comprising an elastic block that provides final damping of the mechanical shock.