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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen R. McClure, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sean S. Corbin, San Jose, CA (US);
John P. Ternus, Redwood City, CA (US);
Kevin D. Gibbs, San Carlos, CA (US);
Jeremy C. Franklin, San Francisco, CA (US);
Elvis M. Kibiti, San Francisco, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jules B. Henry, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Benjamin Rappoport, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Derek W. Wright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Erik A. Utterman, San Fransisco, CA (US);
Ming Yu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Carl R. Peterson, Santa Clara, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing can be machined from a single billet of material, such as a billet of aluminum. The single piece housing can include ledges with a surface receiving a trim bead and a cover. Corner brackets can be attached to the single piece housing to improve the damage resistance of the housing.