Lost core electronic enclosures
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1. An electronic product comprising:
- a rigid electronic enclosure having a housing pocket fabricated as a seamless single unitary molded structure, the single unitary molded structure defining a cavity within the structure and having at least one molded undercut feature extending over a portion of the cavity; and
an electronic assembly positioned in the cavity with at least a portion of the electronic assembly extending laterally underneath the at least one molded undercut feature, the electronic assembly including a display glass,wherein a wall of the housing pocket includes a side opening that is sufficiently large to allow lateral insertion of the electronic assembly into position in the cavity with at least a portion of the electronic assembly extending underneath the at least one molded undercut feature, andwherein a top portion of the housing includes a display opening, the display opening exposing the display glass.
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Abstract
An electronic product includes an electronic enclosure having a housing pocket fabricated as a seamless single unitary molded structure. The single unitary molded structure defines a cavity therein and has at least one molded undercut feature extending over a portion of the cavity. The housing pocket includes a side opening that is sufficiently large to allow lateral insertion of the electronic assembly into position in the cavity with at least a portion of the electronic assembly extending underneath the at least one molded undercut feature.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic product comprising:
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a rigid electronic enclosure having a housing pocket fabricated as a seamless single unitary molded structure, the single unitary molded structure defining a cavity within the structure and having at least one molded undercut feature extending over a portion of the cavity; and an electronic assembly positioned in the cavity with at least a portion of the electronic assembly extending laterally underneath the at least one molded undercut feature, the electronic assembly including a display glass, wherein a wall of the housing pocket includes a side opening that is sufficiently large to allow lateral insertion of the electronic assembly into position in the cavity with at least a portion of the electronic assembly extending underneath the at least one molded undercut feature, and wherein a top portion of the housing includes a display opening, the display opening exposing the display glass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer keyboard, comprising:
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a seamless rigid single unitary molded structure defining a substantially closed cavity in the computer keyboard and having at least one molded undercut feature extending over a portion of the cavity, the seamless rigid unitary molded structure being made of a rigid material and including a top wall, opposing side walls adjacent to the top wall, and a bottom wall opposing the top wall and adjacent to the opposing sidewalls, at least one of the sidewalls defining a first opening that is sufficiently large to allow lateral insertion of an electronic assembly into position in the cavity and the top wall defining a second opening sufficiently large to expose a keypad of the electronic assembly; and the electronic assembly disposed in the substantially closed cavity of the single unitary molded structure underneath the at least one molded undercut feature, the electronic assembly including the keypad, the keypad including keys extending through the second opening. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A laptop computer enclosure, comprising:
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at least a pocket having a seamless rigid single unitary molded structure, the seamless rigid single unitary molded structure defining a substantially closed cavity and having at least one molded undercut feature extending over a portion of the cavity; a first opening in a rear wall of the pocket, the first opening having dimensions that are sufficiently large to allow lateral insertion of a laptop computer electronic assembly through the first opening into position in the cavity with at least a portion of the laptop computer electronic assembly extending underneath the at least one molded undercut feature; an opening cover in the opening in the rear wall of the pocket; and a second opening sufficiently large to expose a keypad of the laptop computer electronic assembly. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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