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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew W. Blum, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen V. Jayanathan, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H01R 13/44 (2006.01); F16B 35/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 13/04 (2006.01); F16B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/44 (2013.01); F16B 35/005 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2013.01); H05K 5/0004 (2013.01); H05K 13/04 (2013.01); F16B 23/0038 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49131 (2015.01);
Abstract
An externally accessible component in an electronic device is described. The component may be installed within an enclosure without being properly aligned with an opening of the enclosure. A tool external to the electronic device may be inserted into the component and into a rear member located behind the component. The tool may actuate the rear member in a manner that actuates the component to move in a direction toward the opening, in order to align the component with the opening. A method of aligning the component is also described.