Mobile wireless communications device including conformable, shape-retaining vacuum formed film and related methods
US8718701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49124
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile wireless communications device may include a portable housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) carried by the portable housing, and at least one electronic component carried by PCB and extending upwardly therefrom. The mobile wireless communications device may also include a conformable, shape-retaining film being vacuum formed onto the at least one electronic component and may include a peripheral edge secured to the PCB and a body portion conforming to the at least one electronic component.
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