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US 12,109,753 B2Granted
Method of covering a housing with a textile and related systems and devices
AssigneeMeta Platforms Technologies, LLC
InventorsShane Michael Ellis, Kristen Renee Hayenga
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Abstract
A method of applying a cover to a housing may include bonding a plurality of reinforcement elements to respective inside corners of a textile having an initial shape and disposing the plurality of reinforcement elements within respective recesses at corners of the housing to secure the textile to the housing. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
Claims19
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.
A covered housing comprising:
- a housing having respective outward-facing recesses at corners of the housing, 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;
- a textile covering at least a portion of the housing including the corners of the housing;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcement elements bonded to respective inside corners of the textile after the textile has been formed into an initial shape, wherein the plurality of reinforcement elements are disposed within the respective recesses at the corners of the housing to secure the textile to the housing.
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A covered housing for an electronic device comprising:
- a housing having respective outward-facing recesses at corners of the housing, 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;
- a textile covering at least a portion of the housing including the corners of the housing;
- and
- a plurality of reinforcement elements bonded to respective inside corners of the textile after the textile has been formed into an initial shape, wherein:
- the plurality of reinforcement elements are disposed within the respective recesses at corners of the housing to secure the textile to the housing;
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- the housing comprises at least one opening configured to transmit sound waves produced by the electronic device through the at least one opening and the textile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.