Patent ID: 9236649
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: G06F,H01Q,H04M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A housing assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a housing having a bottom wall and sidewalls that define an internal cavity corresponding to a size and a shape of the portable electronic device, the housing further comprising a front opening; a first structural member comprising a first corner support joined with a first spanning member by a first joining member; a second structural member comprising a second corner support joined with a second spanning member by a second joining member; and an aperture passing through one of the sidewalls and one of the first structural member and the second structural member; wherein the first structural member and the second structural member are permanently linked together by a joining member and arranged within the internal cavity to form an internal structure that reinforces the walls of the housing, and wherein the first structural member and the second structural member are coupled with an interior surface of at least one of the sidewalls of the housing.