Peripheral housing for a computing device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsKeith J. Hendren, Adam T. Garelli, Bryan W. Posner, Denis H. Endisch, Dinesh C. Mathew, Paul X. Wang
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Abstract
A computing device can include a housing including a peripheral housing defining an aperture, the peripheral housing having a constant cross-sectional area. The computing device can also include a display having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, the display disposed within the aperture defined by the peripheral housing and attached to the housing at one or more locations such that the first major surface and the second major surface of the display are substantially unobstructed by any other portion of the computing device.
Claims19
A computing device, comprising:
- a peripheral housing defining an aperture and an internal volume extending around the aperture;
- a display disposed within the aperture;
- a processor disposed in the peripheral housing;
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- an input component disposed in the internal volume and removably attached to the peripheral housing, the input component configured to receive an input from a user and to communicate the input to the processor.
A computing device, comprising:
- a peripheral housing defining an aperture and defining an internal housing volume extending substantially around the aperture;
- a computing component disposed within the internal housing volume;
- a display disposed within the aperture and attached to the peripheral housing;
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- an input component at least partially removable from the peripheral housing, wherein the input component is configured to be positioned within the internal housing volume.
A computing device, comprising:
- a peripheral housing defining a through-aperture, the peripheral housing defining an internal volume having a cross-sectional area;
- an input component removably attached to the peripheral housing and disposed in the cross-sectional area;
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- a display disposed within the through-aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.