US 11,737,228 B2
Offset control for assembling an electronic device housing
David Pakula, San Francisco, CA (US); Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Saratoga, CA (US); Scott Myers, Saratoga, CA (US); and Tang Yew Tan, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,353.
Application 13/967,636 is a division of application No. 12/794,563, filed on Jun. 4, 2010, granted, now 8,551,283, issued on Oct. 8, 2013.
Application 17/899,353 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,117, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,464,126.
Application 17/033,117 is a continuation of application No. 16/439,103, filed on Jun. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,842,036, issued on Nov. 17, 2020.
Application 16/439,103 is a continuation of application No. 15/466,739, filed on Mar. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,368,457, issued on Jul. 30, 2019.
Application 15/466,739 is a continuation of application No. 13/967,636, filed on Aug. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,606,579, issued on Mar. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/325,801, filed on Apr. 19, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/300,780, filed on Feb. 2, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007799 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/34 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/14 (2013.01) [G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1658 (2013.01); H04M 1/0202 (2013.01); H05K 5/0086 (2013.01); H05K 5/03 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3481 (2013.01); G02B 13/001 (2013.01); H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
a display;
a battery;
a circuit board; and
an enclosure enclosing the display, the battery, and the circuit board, the enclosure defining an external sidewall of the portable electronic device, the enclosure comprising:
a front cover assembly having a front member formed of a first transparent material and a protective side member made from a metal material, the front cover assembly positioned over the display and defining a front surface of the portable electronic device and defining a first portion of the external sidewall;
a back cover assembly having a back member formed of a second transparent material, the back cover assembly defining a back surface of the portable electronic device and a second portion of the external sidewall, the front cover assembly and the back cover assembly together defining a gap; and
an outer periphery member positioned within the gap, the outer periphery member defining a third portion of the external sidewall of the enclosure around an entirety of a perimeter of the enclosure,
wherein:
the display, the battery, and the circuit board are arranged in a layered configuration within the enclosure.