Gasket and display assembly for an electronic mobile device
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1. An electronic mobile device, comprising:
- a device housing;
a spacer supported within the device housing;
an outer panel supported by the spacer, the outer panel and the spacer together defining an internal recess;
a display configured to display information and being supported by the device housing within the internal recess;
a gasket compressed between the device housing, the spacer, and the outer panel to inhibit debris ingress to the device housing, the gasket having a first side engaging the device housing and a second side engaging the spacer and the outer panel; and
wherein the gasket presses against the outer panel more loosely than it does against the spacer, the second side has a surface area, and the spacer engages at least two-thirds of the surface area and the outer panel engages at most one-third of the surface area.
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Abstract
An electronic mobile device includes a device housing and a spacer supported within the device housing. An outer panel is supported by the spacer, and the outer panel and the spacer together define an internal recess. A display configured to display information is supported by the device housing within the internal recess. A gasket is compressed between the device housing, the spacer, and the outer panel to inhibit debris ingress to the device housing. The gasket has a first side that engages the device housing and a second side that engages the spacer and the outer panel.
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1. An electronic mobile device, comprising:
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a device housing; a spacer supported within the device housing; an outer panel supported by the spacer, the outer panel and the spacer together defining an internal recess; a display configured to display information and being supported by the device housing within the internal recess; a gasket compressed between the device housing, the spacer, and the outer panel to inhibit debris ingress to the device housing, the gasket having a first side engaging the device housing and a second side engaging the spacer and the outer panel; and wherein the gasket presses against the outer panel more loosely than it does against the spacer, the second side has a surface area, and the spacer engages at least two-thirds of the surface area and the outer panel engages at most one-third of the surface area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic mobile device, comprising:
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a device housing including; a back wall; a plurality of side walls adjacent the back wall, the plurality of side walls defining a front recess opposite the back wall; a display assembly disposed within the front recess and including; a display configured to display information and having an outer perimeter; a spacer extending about the outer perimeter; an outer panel overlaying the display and the spacer; a gasket having a first side abutting the plurality of side walls and a second side abutting the spacer and the outer panel to inhibit debris ingress to the device housing; and wherein the gasket presses against the outer panel more loosely than it does against the spacer, the second side has a surface area, and the spacer engages at least two-thirds of the surface area and the outer panel engages at most one-third of the surface area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing an electronic mobile device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a display base; connecting a spacer to the display base such that the spacer and the display base together define an internal recess; positioning a gasket about an outer perimeter of the spacer opposite the internal recess; positioning a display within the internal recess; positioning an outer panel proximate the display and the spacer and outside of the internal recess such that an outer perimeter of the outer panel is spaced apart from the gasket; and deforming the gasket such that the gasket engages the outer perimeter of the outer panel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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