Glass enclosure
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1. A portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising:
- an enclosure that surrounds and protects internal operational components of the portable electronic device, the enclosure including a main body that comprises;
an internal glass layer; and
an external glass layer coupled to the internal glass layer and in compression; and
an internal antenna disposed inside the enclosure.
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Abstract
A handheld computing device that includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a glass material that can be radio-transparent. The enclosure can be formed from a hollow glass tube or two glass members bonded together. A laser frit bonding process may be used to hermetically seal the two glass members together to create a water resistant electronic device.
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21 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, the portable electronic device comprising:
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an enclosure that surrounds and protects internal operational components of the portable electronic device, the enclosure including a main body that comprises; an internal glass layer; and an external glass layer coupled to the internal glass layer and in compression; and an internal antenna disposed inside the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an enclosure that surrounds and protects internal operational components of the portable electronic device, the enclosure comprising; a main body comprising; an internal glass layer; and an external glass layer bonded to the internal glass layer, the external glass layer being in compression and defining a user interface opening; a user interface subassembly positioned within the main body and adjacent the user interface opening; and an internal antenna disposed inside the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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