Patent ID: 8971049
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F,H04M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a main housing unit having a front cover and a back cover which, when coupled together, enclose internal components of the portable electronic device; and an expansion module comprising one or more peripheral devices coupled within or on a module housing, wherein a majority of the expansion module is positioned outside of the main housing unit along one side of the portable electronic device, wherein the expansion module further comprises a pair of L-shaped rails, which extend out from within an interior of the module housing for attachment to an interior surface of the main housing unit of the portable electronic device, and wherein each rail is attached to the interior surface of the main housing unit via a plurality of mechanical fasteners at a plurality of attachment locations, which are distributed along a length of each rail to distribute a load across the attachment locations.