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Fascia assembly for a portable electronic device

US9247036B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC · US

Inventors

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	Jun 29, 2006
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A fascia member (200) for an electronic device (700) includes a thin, flexible membrane (201) coupled to a rigid skeletal member (202). 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 electronic 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 electronic device (700).

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