DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING DEVICE COVER COMPONENTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first cover of an electronic device having an inferior surface and a superior surface; and
a second cover of the electronic device having an inferior surface and a superior surface, the superior surface of the second cover being attached to the inferior surface of the first cover at a plurality of attachment points;
wherein at each of the attachment points, one of the superior surface of the second cover and the inferior surface of the first cover has one or more protrusions extending therefrom that are seated in corresponding one or more depressions formed in another of the superior surface of the second cover and the inferior surface of the first cover with no gap space therebetween such that the first cover cannot rotate relative to the second cover.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for connecting device cover components. In general, the devices and methods can allow first and second covers of an electronic device to be connected together at a plurality of attachment points without any gap space between the first and second covers at the attachment points. In an exemplary embodiment, an electronic device can include a housing that has first and second covers attached to one another at a plurality of attachment points. The first cover can be formed from a first material, and the second cover can be formed from a second, different material. The first material can be a softer material than the second material, which can allow the second cover to penetrate into and deform the first cover during manufacturing of the housing such that no gap space is present between the first and second covers at each of the attachment points.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first cover of an electronic device having an inferior surface and a superior surface; and a second cover of the electronic device having an inferior surface and a superior surface, the superior surface of the second cover being attached to the inferior surface of the first cover at a plurality of attachment points; wherein at each of the attachment points, one of the superior surface of the second cover and the inferior surface of the first cover has one or more protrusions extending therefrom that are seated in corresponding one or more depressions formed in another of the superior surface of the second cover and the inferior surface of the first cover with no gap space therebetween such that the first cover cannot rotate relative to the second cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first cover of an electronic device, the first cover having a plurality of holes formed therein, each of the holes having a plurality of protrusions positioned radially therearound; a second cover of the electronic device having a plurality of holes formed therein, the plurality of protrusions being pressed into the second cover such that a plurality of depressions are formed in the second cover in which the plurality of protrusions are seated without any gap space therebetween and such that the holes of the first cover are aligned with the holes of the second cover; and a plurality of connection members, each of the connection members extending through one of the holes of the first cover and one the holes of the second cover such that each of the connection members has a plurality of the protrusions and a plurality of the depressions positioned radially therearound. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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connecting a first cover of an electronic device to a second cover of the electronic device such that at each of a plurality of attachments points between the first and second covers, protrusions extending from the first cover press into the second cover so as to form a plurality of depressions in the second cover with no gap space between the protrusions and the depressions; and positioning a connection member at each of the attachment points such that each of the connection members extends between the first and second covers and holds the first and second cover together in a fixed position relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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