Casing
AssigneeVertu Limited
InventorFrank Nuovo
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Abstract
The invention relates to personal communications devices and casings for such devices. The casing for a portable communications device comprises at least a front face having edge portions, a housing element having a portion that extends over the edge portions of the front face, the housing element being fixed in a position such that the portion of the housing element overlying the edge portions of the front face and the front face are pressed together so as to hold them firmly with respect to each other.
Claims24
A casing comprising:
- an exterior,
- a front face having edge portions wherein the edge portions comprise a flange that extends around the perimeter of the front face, wherein at least a portion of the front face forms a part of the exterior, and wherein the portion of the front face forms a majority of a front surface of the casing,
- a first housing element having a portion that extends over the edge portions of the front face, and
- a second housing element wherein the front face, the first housing element and the second housing element define the exterior of the casing,
- the first housing element being fixed in a position such that the portion of the first housing element overlying the edge portions of the front face and the front face are pressed together so as to secure the front face, wherein the front face is gripped between the first housing element and the second housing element;
- and
- wherein the casing is for a portable communications device for receiving an engine for the operation of the device.
A housing element comprising a portion to extend over corresponding edge portions of a front face of a portable communications device, wherein the housing element is configured to extend along a majority of an outer perimeter of the portable communications device, the housing element having means for fixing the housing element in a position such that the portion of the housing element overlying the edge portions of the front face and the front face are pressed together so as to hold the front face directly between the housing element and another housing element wherein the front face and the housing elements define an exterior of the casing and the casing is for a portable communications device.
A device comprising:
- a front piece comprising a light permeable layer and a substrate, wherein the light permeable layer forms an exterior front face of the device, and wherein the substrate comprises edge portions that extend proximate to an outer perimeter of the front face of the device;
- a side frame at an exterior side face of the device, wherein a portion of the side frame contacts one side of the edge portions of the substrate, wherein the exterior side face is separate and spaced from the exterior front face;
- and
- a bezel between the front piece and the side frame, wherein the bezel extends around the outer perimeter of the front face of the device, wherein a first portion of the bezel contacts another different side of the edge portions of the substrate, and wherein a second portion of the bezel is at the exterior front face of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.