Captive seal trim
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsDavid Scott Moore, Avi Pinchas Hecht
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Abstract
An example computing device includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a slot along at least a portion of an interior side of the housing; a panel; and a trim subassembly, wherein the trim subassembly includes a non-compliant component and a compliant component, wherein at least a portion of the non-compliant component is attached to the panel, wherein the compliant component is inserted into the slot of the housing, and wherein the compliant component is disposed between one or more sides of the non-compliant component and the housing.
Claims19
A computing device comprising:
- a housing, wherein the housing includes a slot along at least a portion of an interior side of the housing;
- a panel;
- and
- a trim subassembly, wherein the trim subassembly includes a non-compliant component and a compliant component, wherein at least a portion of the non-compliant component is attached to the panel, wherein the compliant component is inserted into the slot of the housing, and wherein the compliant component is disposed between one or more sides of the non-compliant component and the housing.
A method, comprising:
- attaching a panel to a trim subassembly, wherein the trim subassembly includes a non-compliant component and a compliant component, wherein at least a portion of the non-compliant component is attached to the panel;
- and
- inserting the trim subassembly into a slot of a housing of a device, wherein the slot is located along at least a portion of an interior side of the housing, and wherein the compliant component is disposed between one or more sides of the non-compliant component and the housing.
A kit for attaching a panel to a housing of a computing device, the kit comprising:
- the panel, wherein the panel is attached to a trim subassembly, wherein the trim subassembly includes a non-compliant component and a compliant component, wherein at least of a portion of the non-compliant component is attached to the panel;
- and
- a housing, wherein the housing includes a slot along at least a portion of an interior side of the housing, wherein the compliant component is inserted into the slot of the housing, and wherein the compliant component is disposed between one or more sides of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.