Patent ID: 11874559
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. An electronic device comprising:
a lower housing;
a keyboard in the lower housing, wherein the lower housing has a high-rigidity portion;
an upper housing having a housing wall, wherein the upper housing is coupled to the lower housing by a hinge structure;
a display in the upper housing, wherein the display is parallel to the housing wall;
foam that is embedded in the housing wall, wherein the foam has a footprint that is aligned with the high-rigidity portion of the lower housing when the lower housing and the upper housing are parallel; and
a touchpad in the lower housing, wherein the high-rigidity portion has a first portion that extends along a lower edge of the keyboard, a second portion that extends orthogonal to the first portion along a left edge of the touchpad, and a third portion that extends orthogonal to the first portion along a right edge of the touchpad and wherein the footprint of the foam has a fourth portion that is aligned with the first portion, a fifth portion that is aligned with the second portion, and a sixth portion that is aligned with the third portion.