US 11,960,334 B2
Mandrel flex circuit routing
Mikael M. Silvanto, San Francisco, CA (US); Bartley K. Andre, Menlo Park, CA (US); Adam T. Garelli, Santa Clara, CA (US); Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque, San Jose, CA (US); Robert Y. Cao, San Francisco, CA (US); Dinesh C. Mathew, Fremont, CA (US); Jacob S. Kononiuk, Allenford (CA); Robert J. Lockwood, San Carlos, CA (US); Bryan W. Posner, La Selva Beach, CA (US); Kevin M. Keeler, Saratoga, CA (US); Bruce E. Berg, Encinitas, CA (US); Yi-Chen Kuo, Santa Clara, CA (US); Kevin M. Robinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Houtan R. Farahani, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,975.
Application 18/301,975 is a continuation of application No. 17/338,973, filed on Jun. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,656,660.
Application 17/338,973 is a continuation of application No. 16/808,075, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,029,735, issued on Jun. 8, 2021.
Application 16/808,075 is a continuation of application No. 15/567,932, granted, now 10,635,141, issued on Apr. 28, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2016/030816, filed on May 4, 2016.
Application 15/567,932 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/704,447, filed on May 5, 2015, granted, now 9,513,672, issued on Dec. 6, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/167,848, filed on May 28, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251693 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); E05D 11/00 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/1683 (2013.01) [E05D 11/0054 (2013.01); E05D 11/0081 (2013.01); E05D 2011/0072 (2013.01); E05D 11/1028 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1681 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first housing including a mandrel surface;
a second housing;
a hinge coupling the first housing and the second housing, the mandrel surface being located at the hinge;
a cable routed from the first housing to the second housing, wherein the cable has an inner surface, wherein a portion of the mandrel surface is compressible from a first shape to a second shape while a particle is positioned between the mandrel surface and the inner surface of the cable.
 
9. A computing device, comprising:
an upper housing;
a lower housing coupled to the upper housing via a hinge, wherein a gap is formed between the upper housing and the lower housing;
a cover mounted to the upper housing and movable relative to the upper housing;
wherein when the upper housing is in a closed position relative to the lower housing, the cover is biased against a surface of the lower housing across the gap;
wherein when the upper housing is in an open position relative to the lower housing, the cover is spaced away from the surface of the lower housing.