Slider assembly for a housing of a mobile computing device
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device comprising:
- a front housing segment having a front structure that is provided as part of an integrated layer of at least a portion of the front housing segment, the front structure including a first front slot and a first front securement feature;
a back housing segment having a rear structure that is provided as part of an integrated layer of at least a portion of the back housing segment, the back structure including a first back slot and a first back securement feature;
wherein the front structure and the back structure combine to form a slider assembly that includes (i) the first back securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first front slot, and (ii) the first front securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first back slot;
wherein the slider assembly formed by the front structure and the back structure enable the front housing segment and the back housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device is provided that includes a front housing segment and a back housing segment. The front housing segment includes a first front slot and a first front securement feature or cleat. The back housing segment includes a first back slot and a first securement feature or cleat. The front housing segment and the back housing segment are positioned so that the first back securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the first front slot, and the first front securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the first back cleat. A combination of (i) the first back securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first front slot, and (ii) the first front securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first back securement feature, enable the front housing segment and the back housing segment to slide along a path that includes an extended position and a contracted position. As described with one or more embodiments, the path may be arced or otherwise include a radius of curvature.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a front housing segment having a front structure that is provided as part of an integrated layer of at least a portion of the front housing segment, the front structure including a first front slot and a first front securement feature; a back housing segment having a rear structure that is provided as part of an integrated layer of at least a portion of the back housing segment, the back structure including a first back slot and a first back securement feature; wherein the front structure and the back structure combine to form a slider assembly that includes (i) the first back securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first front slot, and (ii) the first front securement feature being received and slideably engaged with the first back slot; wherein the slider assembly formed by the front structure and the back structure enable the front housing segment and the back housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A slider assembly for a computing device housing, the slider housing comprising:
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a front plate including at least a first front slot and at least a first front securement feature that extends from the front plate; and a back plate that is slideably coupled to the front plate by including (i) at least a first back slot that receives and is slideably engaged with the first front securement feature of the front plate, and (ii) at least a first back securement feature that is received and slideably engaged with the first front slot of the front plate; wherein the front plate is structured to integrate within a front housing segment of the computing device, and the back plate is structured to integrate within a back housing segment of the computing device, and wherein the front plate and the back plate are slideably coupled to one to another move between an extended position and a contracted position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A housing assembly for a computing device, the housing comprising:
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a front housing segment; a back housing segment; and a slider assembly that includes; a front plate including at least a first front slot and at least a first front securement feature that extends from the front plate; and a back plate is slideably coupled to the front plate by including (i) at least a first back slot that receives and is slideably engaged with the first front securement feature of the front plate, and (ii) at least a first back securement feature that is received and slideably engaged with the first front slot of the front plate; wherein the front plate is structured to integrate within the front housing segment, and the back plate is structured to integrate within the back housing of the back housing segment, so that the front housing segment and the back housing segment are slideably coupled to one another by the front plate and the back plate to move between at least an extended position and a contracted position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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