Patent ID: 9086836
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B29D,E05D,E05Y,G02B,G06F,G06G,G06T,G09G,H04B,H04M,H04N,H04W,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A housing for a handheld computing device, comprising: a metallic outer shell having a substantially flat base and a sidewall connected to a periphery of the base, the sidewall having a card slot, the outer shell having an inner surface and an outer surface; and a corrugated stiffener connected to the inner surface of the base and positioned adjacent to the card slot, the corrugated stiffener including a series of substantially parallel ridges and troughs and configured to provide rigidity to the housing, wherein the ridges and troughs extend in a direction substantially parallel to the sidewall having the card slot.