# US 2023/0409085 A1 · Component Port for an Electronic Device Resistant to Damage from Foreign Debris > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0409085 A1 - Document ID: US20230409085A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/840,813 - Filed: 2022-06-15 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-15 - Assignees: Google Inc. - Applicants: Google LLC - Inventors: Alan Luu; Renato Cabanban; Dennis Mccray; Chang Wei Tsao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230409085A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/163: {Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt} - G06F 1/1684: {Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract The present application provides a wearable computing device. The wearable computing device includes a housing, at least one internal component, and a port. The at least one internal component is positioned within the housing and includes an aperture. The port includes an exterior portion defining an opening in the wearable computing device, the exterior portion extending into the wearable computing device to define an inner wall, and an interior portion extending inward from the exterior portion of the port to the aperture of the component. The present application also provides methods for manufacturing a wearable computing device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable computing device, comprising: a housing; at least one internal component positioned within the housing, the internal component comprising an electronic component with an aperture; and a port defined by the housing, the port comprising: an exterior portion defining an opening in the wearable computing device, the exterior portion extending into the wearable computing device in a longitudinal direction to define an inner wall, the exterior portion defining a first linear pathway, and an interior portion extending inward from the exterior portion of the port to the aperture of the internal component, the interior portion defining a second linear pathway, the interior portion joining the exterior portion at an angle relative to the exterior portion, the angle ranging from about 10 degrees to about 85 degrees, the port defining a singular path into the housing and to the electronic component, the singular path defined only by the first and second linear pathways of the exterior portion and the interior portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable computing device of claim 1, the interior portion centered radially around the aperture of the internal component. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wearable computing device of claim 1, the internal component comprising a microphone, an altimeter, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 4 (canceled) ### Claim 5 (canceled) ### Claim 6 (canceled) ### Claim 7 (canceled) ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wearable computing device of claim 1, the inner wall of the exterior portion being located beyond a region at which the exterior portion merges with the interior portion, the inner wall of the exterior portion being more proximal to the aperture of the internal component than the region at which the exterior portion merges with the interior portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wearable computing device of claim 1, the interior portion extending outward from the aperture of the internal component to define a second inner wall, the second inner wall being located above the exterior portion and towards the opening. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wearable computing device of claim 1 further comprising a backing mesh placed between the aperture of the internal component and the interior portion of the port. ### Claim 11 A method of manufacturing an wearable computing device, the method comprising: providing the wearable computing device, the wearable computing device comprising at least one internal component comprising an electronic component with an aperture; forming a port defined by a housing of the wearable computing device, the port comprising: an exterior portion defining an opening in the wearable computing device, the exterior portion extending into the wearable computing device in a longitudinal direction to define an inner wall, the exterior portion defining a first linear pathway; and an interior portion extending inward from the exterior portion of the port to the aperture of the internal component, the interior portion defining a second linear pathway, the interior portion joining the exterior portion at an angle relative to the exterior portion, the angle ranging from about 10 degrees to about 85 degrees, the port defining a singular path into the housing and to the electronic component, the singular path defined only by the first and second linear pathways of the exterior portion and the interior portion. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, the interior portion centered radially around the aperture of the internal component. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, the internal component comprising a microphone, an altimeter, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (canceled) ### Claim 15 (canceled) ### Claim 16 (canceled) ### Claim 17 (canceled) ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, the inner wall of the exterior portion being located beyond a region at which the exterior portion merges with the interior portion, the inner wall of the exterior portion being more proximal to the aperture of the internal component than the region at which the exterior portion merges with the interior portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, the interior portion extending outward from the aperture of the internal component to define a second inner wall, the second inner wall being located above the exterior portion and towards the opening. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11 further comprising a backing mesh placed between the aperture of the internal component and the interior portion of the port.