MEDIA PLAYER WITH MACHINED WINDOW UNDERCUT AND TRANSPARENT WALL DISPOSED THEREIN
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- forming a housing for storing components of a media player;
forming an opening in one face of the housing;
penetrating a cutting tool through the opening; and
using the cutting tool to cut away a portion of an underside of the housing that surrounds the opening.
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Abstract
A media player comprising a display screen is provided. The media player can include a housing having an opening and an area of reduced thickness around the opening. The media player can also include a transparent wall having a flange. Alternatively, the transparent wall may not require a flange but rather can be a flat, substantially transparent piece of material such as plexiglass or glass. The flange can be adhered to a surface of the area of reduced thickness in order to form a transparent protective cover for the display screen. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided. The method can include forming a transparent wall having a stepped edge for placing in an opening of a media player. The method can also include adhering an adhesive to at least one surface of the stepped edge of the transparent wall. The method can include as well using the cutting tool to cut away a portion of the underside of a housing that surrounds an opening in a media player. The method can also include adhering the transparent wall to the housing the adhesive.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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forming a housing for storing components of a media player; forming an opening in one face of the housing; penetrating a cutting tool through the opening; and using the cutting tool to cut away a portion of an underside of the housing that surrounds the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for forming a housing of a media player, the method comprising:
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forming a transparent wall having a stepped edge, the transparent wall for placing in an opening of a media player; adhering an adhesive to at least one surface of the stepped edge of the transparent wall; using a cutting tool to cut away a portion of an underside of a housing that surrounds an opening in the media player; and adhering the transparent wall to the housing the adhesive. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for forming the housing of media player, the method comprising:
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forming a housing for storing components of a media player; forming an opening in one face of the housing; penetrating a cutting tool through the opening, the cutting tool comprising a circular cutting head; and using the cutting tool to reduce a thickness of a portion of an underside of the housing that surrounds the opening, the reduced thickness portion of the housing comprising corners, dimensions of the corners in the x-axis and the y-axis being substantially dependent upon a radius of the circular cutting head of the cutting tool. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for forming a media player housing, the method comprising:
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molding a housing, wherein the housing comprises an opening for disposing a window therein; and molding a perimeter region of the housing around the opening, the perimeter region having a thickness less than a majority of the housing.
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