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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Ron A. Hopkinson, Campbell, CA (US);
Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeremy Bataillou, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jay S. Nigen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew S. Theobald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew P. Casebolt, Fremont, CA (US);
Charles A. Schwalbach, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Brandon S. Smith, Mountain View, CA (US);
William F. Leggett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application describes various embodiments regarding systems and methods for providing a lightweight and durable portable computing device having a thin profile. The portable computing device can take the form of a laptop computer. The laptop computer can include a uni-body top case having an integrated support system formed therein, the integrated support system providing structural support that distributes applied loads through the top case preventing warping and bowing.