Device with tolerance absorbing removable joint and method of assembling a device with a tolerance absorbing removable joint

A device comprising:

• an inner body;
• an electronic display mounted to a forward side of the inner body;
• a back cover;
• a front panel sealingly coupled to a front surface of the inner body and a front surface of the back cover, the front panel enclosing the inner body within a cavity defined by the back cover and the front panel, wherein at least a region of the front panel is transparent or translucent, wherein the region is positioned so that the electronic display can be viewed therethrough from an exterior of the device;
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• a fastener assembly supporting the inner body relative to the back cover, the fastener assembly including:
• a first component including a stud and a first face, the stud extending through a rear wall of the back cover, the first face being disposed on a forward side of the rear wall;
• a second component coupled to a rear side of the inner body and including a second face opposing the first face;
• a retainer removably engaging the stud on a rear side of the rear wall to couple the first component to the back cover;
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• an adhesive adhering the first and second faces together.

A method of assembling a device, the device including an inner body, a back cover, a front panel, and a fastener assembly, the method comprising:

• positioning a first component of the fastener assembly so that a stud of the first component extends through a back wall of the back cover and a first face of the first component is disposed on a forward side of the back wall of the back cover;
• removably attaching a retainer to a portion of the stud that is disposed on a rearward side of the back wall to couple the first component to the back wall of the back cover;
• coupling a front panel to a forward surface of the back cover with a first seal so that the front panel encloses the inner body within a cavity defined by the back cover and the front panel;
• coupling the front panel to a forward surface of the inner body with a second seal;
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• coupling the first face to a second face with an adhesive, the second face being coupled to a back wall of the inner body.