L BRACKET FOR HANDHELD DEVICE ACTIVATORS
First Claim
1. A housing for a handheld computing device, comprising:
- an outer shell having a base and a sidewall connected to a periphery of the base, wherein the sidewall has a port configured to receive a button, and wherein the outer shell has an inner surface and an outer surface; and
a backing plate connected to the inner surface of the outer shell, wherein the backing plate has a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the front edge is positioned a predetermined height above the base, wherein the rear edge is positioned adjacent to the base, wherein the backing plate is positioned adjacent to the sidewall having the port and is spaced apart from the sidewall by a predetermined distance to provide rigidity to the button and to define a datum for positioning a component within the housing.
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Abstract
A housing for a handheld computing device can include an outer shell having a base and a sidewall connected to a periphery of the base, the sidewall having a port configured to receive a button and the outer shell having an inner surface and an outer surface and a backing plate connected to the inner surface of the outer shell, the backing plate having a front edge and a rear edge, the front edge being positioned a predetermined height above the base, the rear edge being positioned adjacent to the base, the backing plate being positioned adjacent to the sidewall having the port and spaced apart from the sidewall by a predetermined distance to provide rigidity to the button and to define a datum for positioning a component within the housing.
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15 Claims
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1. A housing for a handheld computing device, comprising:
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an outer shell having a base and a sidewall connected to a periphery of the base, wherein the sidewall has a port configured to receive a button, and wherein the outer shell has an inner surface and an outer surface; and a backing plate connected to the inner surface of the outer shell, wherein the backing plate has a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the front edge is positioned a predetermined height above the base, wherein the rear edge is positioned adjacent to the base, wherein the backing plate is positioned adjacent to the sidewall having the port and is spaced apart from the sidewall by a predetermined distance to provide rigidity to the button and to define a datum for positioning a component within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A handheld computing device, comprising:
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a first screen including a first display; and a second screen including a second display, the second screen rotatably connected to the first screen, wherein at least one of the first screen or the second screen includes; an outer shell having a base and a sidewall connected to a periphery of the base, wherein the sidewall has a port configured to receive a button, and wherein the outer shell has an inner surface and an outer surface; and a backing plate connected to the inner surface of the outer shell, wherein the backing plate has a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the front edge is positioned a predetermined height above the base, wherein the rear edge is positioned adjacent to the base, wherein the backing plate is positioned adjacent to the sidewall having the port and is spaced apart from the sidewall by a predetermined distance to provide rigidity to the button and to define a datum for positioning a battery within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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