Patent ID: 8638556

Claim:
A portable electronic device, comprising: a lower housing comprising a main portion and a rear cover attached to the main portion by at least one fastener, the main portion having a forward facing front face, and the rear cover having a rearward facing rear face that faces in a direction opposite to the front face and which is offset from the front face; an upper housing coupled to the lower housing and slideable relative thereto between a closed position and an open position; and a bezel extending around the lower housing for holding the main portion of the lower housing and the rear cover together, and for providing cosmetic coverage to the at least one fastener, the bezel comprising a front portion, a rear portion and two side portions that generally define a ring, the bezel also comprising two side tabs, each side tab extending rearwardly from one of the side portions of the bezel and supporting the rear portion at a position that is rearwardly offset from the side portions and the front portion; and wherein the front portion of the bezel covers a lower portion of the forward facing-front face of the main portion, the rear portion of the bezel covers an upper portion of the rearward facing rear face of the rear cover, and the two side portions cover the sides of the lower housing.