Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic devices with clips
- Patent Title (中): 带剪辑的电子设备
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Application No.: US12536345Application Date: 2009-08-05
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Publication No.: US08948824B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: J. Benjamin Filson , P. Jan Moolsintong , S. Brian Lynch
- Applicant: J. Benjamin Filson , P. Jan Moolsintong , S. Brian Lynch
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
- Main IPC: H04M1/00
- IPC: H04M1/00 ; H04M1/02

Abstract:
A portable electronic device may have a clip. The clip may be mounted to a housing using hinge structures. The hinge structures may bias the clip towards a closed position. The clip may be opened to attach the portable electronic device to an object. When in the closed position, the clip may lie flush with the exterior of the device housing. Clip biasing may be provided using a torsion spring, a coil spring, a ribbon spring, a clip with built-in biasing, a tension spring, or a compression spring. A coupling mechanism may be used to attach the clip to the housing. The coupling mechanism may include a ratcheting rotatable mechanism, a fixed attachment structure, a flexible attachment structure, a removable structure, or a structure that includes a spring bias adjustment mechanism. The device may have a button with a touch sensor array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110034219A1 ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH CLIPS Public/Granted day:2011-02-10
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