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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
David H. Narajowski, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Euan S. Abraham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brett W. Degner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel L. McBroom, Leonard, TX (US);
Erik Shahoian, Sonoma, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A removable door for an electronic device. The door may include a spring plate having a first second surface, and a plurality of springs attached to a perimeter of the spring plate. The plurality of springs may engage a portion of an enclosure of the electronic device to retain at least the spring plate within an access opening formed in the enclosure. The door may also include a door cap covering the access opening formed in the enclosure. The door cap may include an interior surface connected to the first surface of the spring plate, and an exterior surface forming a portion of an outer surface of the enclosure. Additionally, the door may include a cover connected to the second surface of the spring plate. The cover may face an interior of the enclosure and separated from the door cap by the spring plate.