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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Laura M. Deforest, San Mateo, CA (US);
James M. Cuseo, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Laura M. DeForest, San Mateo, CA (US);
James M. Cuseo, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133305 (2013.01); G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); G02F 1/133608 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133331 (2013.01); G02F 2001/133334 (2013.01); G02F 2201/503 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A display device having a flexured element. More particularly, the display device may incorporate a cover glass with one or more flexure bearing sections. The flexure bearing may permit the cover glass to flex and/or bend in response to stresses or strains while still maintaining contact with an attachment point. If the attachment points have different heights, for example, the cover glass may flex at the flexure bearing, thereby permitting the portion of the cover glass between the attachment points to maintain a relatively planar alignment.