公开(公告)号：EP3326486A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-30

申请号：EP17184966.4

申请日：2014-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： SMITH, Samuel Gilkison ,  MOOLSINGTONG, Pinida J. ,  QIAN, Amy ,  SARTEE, Jared A. ,  BALAJI, Santhana Krishnan

IPC: A45C11/00 ,  A45C5/02

CPC classification number: H04B1/3888 ,  A45C5/02 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C2011/002 ,  A45C2011/003 ,  B32B37/08 ,  B32B37/1284 ,  B32B37/14 ,  B32B37/182 ,  B32B37/30 ,  B32B38/0004 ,  B32B38/0008 ,  B32B38/0036 ,  B32B2305/18 ,  B32B2305/30 ,  B32B2375/00 ,  B32B2398/00 ,  B32B2457/00 ,  G05G1/02 ,  H05K5/0086 ,  H05K5/0226 ,  H05K5/0239 ,  H05K5/03

Abstract: An accessory unit 100 includes a front flap 200 and a rear cover 300. The rear cover includes a recessed portion 302 that defines a chamber and a lip 304 that extends about an opening of the chamber. The chamber is configured to receive a consumer electronic device, and the lip is configured to hold the consumer electronic device therein. The rear cover can include a shell 118 formed from glass fiber reinforced plastics and a lip formed from a thermoplastic. The front flap may include segments 202 formed from panels with folding regions 204 therebetween, which allow the front flap to fold. Further, an end region of the front flap hingedly couples the front flap to the rear cover, such that the front flap may be moved between open and closed configurations. Methods of manufacturing the accessory unit are also disclosed.