Electronic device having removable tray
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSawyer I. Cohen, Allegra Shum, Christopher B. Lyons, Ibuki Kamei, Matthew W. Miller
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a housing member defining at least a portion of a side surface of the portable electronic device, a subscriber identity module (SIM) tray extending through a hole defined through the housing member and movable between a seated position and an at least partially ejected position, a tray ejector arm configured to at least partially eject the SIM tray from the portable electronic device in response to a user actuation, and a biasing member configured to bias the tray ejector arm against the SIM tray when the SIM tray is in the seated position.
Claims20
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing member defining at least a portion of a side surface of the portable electronic device;
- a subscriber identity module (SIM) tray extending through a hole defined through the housing member and movable between a seated position and an at least partially ejected position;
- a tray ejector arm configured to at least partially eject the SIM tray from the portable electronic device in response to a user actuation;
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- a biasing member configured to bias the tray ejector arm against the SIM tray when the SIM tray is in the seated position.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- a housing surrounding the display and defining a hole;
- a subscriber identity module (SIM) tray positioned in the hole;
- a SIM tray retaining mechanism configured to retain the SIM tray in a seated position;
- a SIM tray ejection mechanism configured to displace the SIM tray in an outward direction, the SIM tray ejection mechanism comprising:
- a push rod configured to receive an actuation force;
- a tray ejector arm configured to displace the SIM tray in response to the actuation force being imparted on the push rod;
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- a biasing member configured to bias the tray ejector arm against the SIM tray when the SIM tray is in the seated position.
A subscriber identity module (SIM) tray assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a tray configured to receive a SIM card;
- a tray ejector arm configured to at least partially eject the tray from the housing;
- a push rod configured to, in response to an application of an actuation force to an end of the push rod, apply the actuation force to the tray ejector arm;
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- a biasing member configured to bias the push rod against the tray ejector arm, thereby biasing the tray ejector arm against the tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.