Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inhibiting moisture intrusion in a very small form factor consumer electronic product
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Application No.: US12870656Application Date: 2010-08-27
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Publication No.: US08415570B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: Teodor Dabov , Kyle Yeates , Anthony Montevirgen , Eric S. Jol
- Applicant: Teodor Dabov , Kyle Yeates , Anthony Montevirgen , Eric S. Jol
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
- Main IPC: H05K7/00
- IPC: H05K7/00

Abstract:
A very small form factor consumer electronic product includes at least a single piece housing having an integral front and side walls that cooperate to form a cavity in cooperation with a front opening where an edge of the side walls define a rear opening and at least some of the edges have flanges. The consumer electronic product also includes an user input assembly having a size and shape in accordance with the front opening and a clip assembly having a size and shape in accordance with the rear opening and having an external user actionable clip, a plurality of internal hooking features, and a plurality of internal latching features. The clip assembly is secured by engaging at least some of the hooking features and the flanges on the edges of the housing and engaging the latching features and corresponding attachment features on the internal support plate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120051015A1 INHIBITING MOISTURE INTRUSION IN A VERY SMALL FORM FACTOR CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCT Public/Granted day:2012-03-01
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