Handheld computing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016209871-A1
Application number	US-201615080349-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	Aug 31, 2009
Publication date	Jul 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A handheld computing device is disclosed. The handheld computing device includes a seamless housing formed from an extruded metal tube. The extruded tube includes open ends and internal rails which serve as a guide for slidably assembling an operational assembly through the open ends of the extruded tube, a reference surface for positioning the operational assembly relative to an access opening in the seamless housing, and a support structure for supporting the operational assembly during use.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A portable electronic device, comprising:
a housing having walls that define an internal cavity and comprising a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall, the second wall having edges that define a display opening that extends through the second wall, the first wall having a resilient reference structure attached to an interior surface of the first wall opposite the display opening and comprising a rail formed of resilient material different from the housing and that extends out from the interior surface and into the cavity; and an internal frame member that uses the resilient reference structure as a reference surface for insertion and placement within the cavity and comprising: a display cover assembly comprising a display cover frame having flanges and a display cover attached to the display cover frame, wherein the flanges engage the second wall and lock the display cover within the display opening resulting in a compressive force being applied to the internal frame member that is transmitted to the resilient reference structure that responds by providing an opposing force that biases the display cover against the second wall.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dabov Teodor
• Hobson Phillip M
• Montevirgen Anthony

Classifications

• H05K13/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components · CPC title

• G06F1/169

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033) · CPC title

• Y10T29/4913

  Assembling to base an electrical component, e.g., capacitor, etc. · CPC title

• H04R31/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor {(manufacture of microstructural arrangements of deformable or non-deformable structures in general B81C1/00182)} · CPC title

• H04R1/021

  incorporating only one transducer · CPC title