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US 8,571,205 B2Granted
Dual-purpose hardware aperture
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMichael N. Rosenblatt, Michael M. Lee, Justin L. Gregg
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system which supports a dual-purpose aperture for an electronic device. This system includes a first component configured to perform an acoustic function through the aperture and a second component configured to perform a non-acoustic function through the aperture.
Claims10
An electrical connector for an electronic device, comprising:
- an aperture formed in a body of the electronic device, wherein the aperture is formed on only one surface of the electronic device and the aperture is configured to mate the electrical connector with an electrical component;
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- an acoustic transducer within the electronic device configured to operate through the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.