DUAL LIGHT PIPE BRACKET
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1. A handheld computing device, comprising:
- a screen to receive input from and provide graphical output to a user;
a housing engaging a peripheral portion of the screen;
a light source;
at least one light guide to receive incident light from the light source and direct the incident light to the screen to illuminate a portion of the screen; and
a light guide bracket to engage the housing and the at least one light guide, the light guide bracket maintaining a position and orientation of the light guide relative to the light source.
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Abstract
A handheld computing device includes a screen to receive input from and provide graphical output to a user, a housing engaging a peripheral portion of the screen, a light source, at least one light guide to receive incident light from the light source and direct the incident light to the screen to illuminate a portion of the screen, and a light guide bracket to engage the housing and the at least one light guide, the light guide bracket maintaining a position and orientation of the light guide relative to the light source.
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1. A handheld computing device, comprising:
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a screen to receive input from and provide graphical output to a user; a housing engaging a peripheral portion of the screen; a light source; at least one light guide to receive incident light from the light source and direct the incident light to the screen to illuminate a portion of the screen; and a light guide bracket to engage the housing and the at least one light guide, the light guide bracket maintaining a position and orientation of the light guide relative to the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A light guide bracket, comprising:
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a plurality of optically transmissive light guides configured to receive light from a light source and direct the light to a selected location on a screen of a handheld device; and an optically opaque light guide bracket to engage a housing of the handheld device and the plurality of light guides, the light guide bracket maintaining a position and orientation of the light guide relative to the light source, wherein the plurality of light guides are melt bonded to the light guide bracket. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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introducing a first resin into a mold; substantially solidifying the first resin to form a light guide bracket, the light guide bracket comprising plural light guide receptacles; and thereafter introducing a second resin into the light guide receptacles; and solidifying the second resin to form light guides in the receptacles of the light guide bracket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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