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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Emery Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Anthony Sagala Montevirgen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Fletcher Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mathias Schmidt, San Jose, CA (US);
Hamid Mohammadinia, San Jose, CA (US);
R. Sean Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Emery Sanford, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Brian Lynch, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Anthony Sagala Montevirgen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Fletcher Rothkopf, Los Altos, CA (US);
Mathias Schmidt, San Jose, CA (US);
Hamid Mohammadinia, San Jose, CA (US);
R. Sean Murphy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for assembling an electronic device and components thereof are provided. The electronic device may include a housing and a cover inserted into an opening in the housing. The electronic device may also include a first assembly that may be inserted into the housing through a first end, and a second assembly that may be inserted into the housing through a second end. The electronic device may also include end cap assemblies. In some embodiments, the electronic device may include an input mechanism coupled to the housing and a plate coupled to the housing. In some embodiments, a connector of the electronic device may be mounted on a circuit board by inserting a fixture into the connector, mounting the connector to a portion of the circuit board, removing the fixture from the connector, and separating the portion of the circuit board from another portion of the circuit board.