US 12,109,753 B2
Method of covering a housing with a textile and related systems and devices
Shane Michael Ellis, Bellevue, WA (US); and Kristen Renee Hayenga, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/815,708.
Prior Publication US 2021/0283827 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. B29C 63/30 (2006.01); B29C 63/00 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2024.01); B32B 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 63/30 (2013.01) [B29C 63/0017 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01); B32B 2439/00 (2013.01); H04R 2201/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of applying a cover to a housing, comprising:
bonding a plurality of reinforcement elements to respective inside corners of a textile after the textile has been formed into an initial shape; and
disposing the plurality of reinforcement elements within respective outward-facing recesses at corners of the housing to secure the textile to the housing and to cover at least a portion of the housing with the textile including to cover the corners of the housing with the textile, wherein each of the recesses of the housing is defined by a first recess in a central surface of the housing, a second recess in a first lateral side surface of the housing, and a third recess in a second, adjacent lateral side surface of the housing.