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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander M. Kwan, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Siri Amrit Ramos, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xuyang Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter A. Dvorak, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/504 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01); H01R 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); H01R 27/02 (2006.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 13/504 (2013.01); B29C 66/1162 (2013.01); B29C 66/1226 (2013.01); H01R 13/665 (2013.01); H01R 27/02 (2013.01); H01R 43/18 (2013.01); B29C 66/124 (2013.01); H01R 13/5045 (2013.01); H01R 13/521 (2013.01);
Abstract
An enclosure for an AC to DC adapter has a continuous and apparently seamless exterior surface. The enclosure includes a housing and a cap that are joined by a pair of weld joints. One weld is formed on an interior portion of the enclosure providing strength and one weld joint is formed on the exterior surface providing a seamless appearance for the enclosure.