Housing for portable electronic device with reduced border region
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsChristopher M. Werner, Emery A. Sanford, Stephen Brian Lynch, Teodor Dabov, Fletcher R. Rothkopf
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Abstract
An electronic device having a housing structure that is configured to receive at least one glass cover is disclosed. The glass cover serves to cover a display assembly provided within the electronic device. The glass cover can be secured to the housing structure so as to facilitate providing a narrow border between an active display area and an outer edge of the housing structure. The enclosure for the electronic device can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.
Claims21
1-19. (canceled)
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining an internal volume and comprising:
- a first component formed from a first glass material and defining a front surface of the electronic device;
- and
- a second component formed from a second glass material and defining a bottom surface and at least a portion of a side surface of the electronic device;
- and
- a touch screen assembly positioned within the internal volume and attached to an interior surface of the first component by an adhesive layer.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- a housing enclosing the display and comprising:
- a first component coupled to the display by an adhesive layer and defining a front glass surface of the portable electronic device;
- and
- a second component coupled to the first component and defining a bottom glass surface and at least a portion of a side glass surface of the portable electronic device.
An electronic device comprising:
- a glass enclosure defining an internal space and comprising:
- a first component formed from a first glass material and defining a front surface of the electronic device;
- and
- a second component formed from a second glass material and coupled to the first component, the second component defining a bottom surface and at least a portion of a side surface of the electronic device;
- and
- a display assembly positioned in the internal space and coupled to the first component by an adhesive layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.