Patent ID: 8551283

Claim:
A method for assembling a device housing of an electronic device, said method comprising: providing an outer glass member for the device housing; providing a protective side structural member having a receptive plane that is to receive the outer glass member; applying a liquid adhesive to a portion of the outer glass member and/or a portion of the protective side structural member; positioning the outer glass member adjacent to the receptive plane of the protective side structural member; applying a first force to push the outer glass member against a planar reference surface; applying a second force to push the protective side structural member against the planar reference surface, wherein the second force is independently applied from the first force; curing the liquid adhesive into a solid bonding material that bonds together the outer glass member and the protective side structural member, thereby assembling the outer glass member with the protective side structural member; and subsequently removing the first force and the second force, wherein the first force is provided by a plurality of mechanical members distributed over an inner surface of the outer glass member.