Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Deformable seal for an electronic device
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Application No.: US14842728Application Date: 2015-09-01
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Publication No.: US09608685B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Ashutosh Y. Shukla , Sawyer I. Cohen , Scott A. Myers , David A. Pakula
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Downey Brand LLP
- Main IPC: H04M1/00
- IPC: H04M1/00 ; H04B1/3888 ; H04M1/02

Abstract:
An electronic device that includes a deformable feature designed to seal two or more parts of the electronic device is disclosed. The deformable feature may be designed to deform, in response to a force applied to the deformable feature, with little or no compression. The deformable feature may include a cavity or relief volume extending along the deformable feature to define a space or void in the deformable feature. In response to a force, the deformable feature may deform such that a material (or materials) defining the deformable feature occupies or extends into the space or void, or in a location previously occupied by the space or void. The deformable feature may provide a protective seal between two or more parts that prevents ingress of contaminants, such as a liquid.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170063420A1 DEFORMABLE SEAL FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2017-03-02
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