Pull tab design for stretch release adhesive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10000018-B2
Application number	US-201615148543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2016
Priority date	Sep 4, 2013
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

A stretch release adhesive is disclosed. The stretch release adhesive can be used for extracting an electrical component from an interior surface of a housing of a mobile computing device. The stretch release adhesive can have a double-sided adhesive body configured to adhere the component to the interior surface of the housing. A portion of the double-sided adhesive body is configured to extend out from between the electrical component and the interior surface of the housing to provide a graspable portion. When the stretch release adhesive is adhered between the electrical component and the internal surface of the housing, the stretch release adhesive can receive a pulling force at the graspable portion. If pulled with enough force, the stretch release adhesive will extend outwardly from between the electrical component and the internal surface of the mobile computing device, then completely release the electrical component from the mobile computing device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a housing defining an internal cavity; and
a component housed within the internal cavity, the component coupled to a surface within the internal cavity by a stretch release adhesive member, the stretch release adhesive member including:
a double-sided adhesive body configured to adhere the component to the surface and configured to stretch when a pulling force is applied thereto, and
a graspable portion configured to accept the pulling force such that the graspable portion extends away from the double-sided adhesive body in a non-parallel direction relative to the double-sided adhesive body when the pulling force is applied.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the double-sided adhesive body includes at least two leg portions at least partially separated by a gap.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least two leg portions provides substantially uniform distribution of the pulling force to the at least two leg portions.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the portable electronic device is a portable telephone or laptop computing device.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the component is a first component and is positioned adjacent a second component housed within the housing, wherein the graspable portion is configured to fold within a space between the first component and the second component.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the graspable portion includes a through-hole configured to assist unfolding of the graspable portion when the pulling force is applied thereto.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising a pull tab liner disposed over the graspable portion, wherein the pull tab liner includes a liner hole that at least partially overlaps with the through-hole.

8. A method for assembling a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
coupling a component to an enclosure for the portable electronic device using a stretch release adhesive member, the stretch release adhesive member including:
a double-sided adhesive body that adheres the component to a surface within the enclosure and configured to stretch when a pulling force is applied thereto, and
a graspable portion configured to accept the pulling force such that the graspable portion extends away from the double-sided adhesive body in a non-parallel direction relative to the double-sided adhesive body when the pulling force is applied.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein coupling the component to the enclosure comprises removing a liner from two sides of the double-sided adhesive body before placing the stretch release adhesive member between the component and the surface within the enclosure.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein placing the stretch release adhesive member between the component and the surface within the enclosure comprises extending the double-sided adhesive body over a majority of a surface of the component.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the pulling force is directed by a structure that is coupled to a platform on which the component is secured.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the structure is a roller structure.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the structure is a blade structure.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Mag Stefan C
• Hill Matthew D
• Myers Scott A
• Fang Liane J
• Cater Tyler B

Classifications

• H04M1/0279

  Improving the user comfort or ergonomics · CPC title

• C09J2421/00

  Presence of unspecified rubber · CPC title

• B29L2031/3481

  Housings or casings incorporating or embedding electric or electronic elements · CPC title

• H04M1/0262

  for a battery compartment · CPC title

• Y10T428/24777

  Edge feature · CPC title