Patent ID: 8570729
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B29C,B29K,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A housing suitable for a portable computing device, comprising: a single piece first body formed of a first material and comprising a first external surface having first edges that define a first opening, the first external surface transitioning to first side walls having a first set of bonding surfaces; and a single piece second body formed of a second material and comprising a second external surface, the second external surface transitioning to second side walls, the housing formed by directly bonding the single piece second body in a non-solid form to the first set of bonding surfaces that is subsequently hardened into a solid form to create the single piece second body that in cooperation with the first body defines a cavity suitable for carrying operational components of the portable computing device, wherein directly bonding the single piece second body to the single piece first body creates an overall external surface of the housing from the first and second external surfaces and the first and second sidewalls that is tactilely seamless.