Glass enclosure
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- an enclosure defining an internal volume and comprising;
a unitary housing component formed from a glass material and comprising;
a first glass member defining a glass front surface;
a second glass member defining a glass back surface; and
a glass band defining;
a first segment defining at least a portion of a glass first side surface of the enclosure;
a second segment parallel to the first segment and defining at least a portion of a glass second side surface of the enclosure;
a third segment defining at least a portion of a glass third side surface of the enclosure; and
a fourth segment parallel to the third segment and defining at least a portion of a glass fourth side surface of the enclosure; and
a touch-screen display assembly within the internal volume of the enclosure and configured to display graphical outputs visible through at least the glass front surface.
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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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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an enclosure defining an internal volume and comprising; a unitary housing component formed from a glass material and comprising; a first glass member defining a glass front surface; a second glass member defining a glass back surface; and a glass band defining; a first segment defining at least a portion of a glass first side surface of the enclosure; a second segment parallel to the first segment and defining at least a portion of a glass second side surface of the enclosure; a third segment defining at least a portion of a glass third side surface of the enclosure; and a fourth segment parallel to the third segment and defining at least a portion of a glass fourth side surface of the enclosure; and a touch-screen display assembly within the internal volume of the enclosure and configured to display graphical outputs visible through at least the glass front surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a glass enclosure defining an internal volume and comprising; a front glass member defining a front surface of the glass enclosure; a back glass member defining a back surface of the glass enclosure; and a glass band positioned between the front glass member and the back glass member and defining; at least a portion of a first side surface of the glass enclosure, the first side surface extending in a first direction; at least a portion of a second side surface of the glass enclosure, the second side surface extending in a second direction parallel to the first direction; at least a portion of a third side surface of the glass enclosure, the third side surface extending in a third direction; and at least a portion of a fourth side surface of the glass enclosure, the fourth side surface extending in a fourth direction parallel to the third direction; and a touch-screen assembly positioned within the internal volume and configured to detect a touch input applied to the front surface of the glass enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an enclosure comprising; a first glass member defining a glass front surface; a second glass member defining a glass back surface; and a rectangular glass band defining at least a portion of each of four glass side surfaces around a periphery of the enclosure; and a touch-screen display assembly within the enclosure and configured to display graphical outputs visible through the glass front surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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