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Fascia assembly for a portable electronic device

US8385989B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

18Claims

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Assignee

Motorola Mobility LLC · US

Inventors

Louis J. Lundell · Buffalo Grove, US
Dong Rim Lee · San Jose, US
Andy K. Baw · Wheeling, US
Adam Cybart · McHenry, US
David G. Fliszar · Oak Park, US
Daniel P. Groebe · Lake Zurich, US
Nicholas Jinkinson · Saint-Sulpice, CH
Rick Latella · Woodstock, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2007
Grant date	Feb 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/0277
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fascia member (200) for a wireless telecommunication device (700) or other electronic device includes a thin, flexible membrane (201) having a transparent, reinforcing member (212) coupled thereto. The thin, flexible membrane (201) includes a transparency region (203) and a deflectable key region (204). The thin, flexible membrane (201) may thus serve as a major front face for the wireless telecommunication device (700) with no break lines between display and keypad. Printing on one side of the thin, flexible membrane (201) provides alphanumeric indicia (207) and graphical designs for the wireless telecommunication device (700). Printing may also be applied to the transparent, reinforcing member (212).

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