Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for reducing effect of mismatches and increasing the rigidity of mobile communication device

US6341227B1 · kind B1 · utility

20Cited by

14References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Erik Möster · Malmö, SE
Paul Larsson · Staffanstorp, SE
Mats Olsson · Hagfors, SE
Olof Simonsson · Lund, SE
Mats Larsson · Baden, CH
Rafael Portela · Malmö, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 11, 1999
Grant date	Jan 22, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/185
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing for a device like a mobile phone has a front cover and a back cover mechanically connected to the front cover. A cover connector member is connected along the seam between the front and back covers to reduce the effects of mismatches in cosmetic appearances and in mechanical connections between the front and back covers. A method of assembling the device includes mechanically connecting the front and back covers to form a housing and mechanically connecting a cover connector member to the housing.

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