Patent ID: 8730656

Claim:
An electronic device, comprising: a first housing component having an open cavity adapted to hold or contain one or more internal electronic device components therein and also having at least a portion thereof formed from metal, wherein said metal portion includes a first metallic surface region disposed proximate the cavity; an internal electronic device part disposed within the cavity; a second housing component comprising: a plurality of laminated metal foil layers disposed across the cavity, the plurality of laminated foil metal layers being attached to the first metallic surface region via one or more ultrasonic bonds to form a sealed outer housing with the cavity disposed therein, and a curved outside surface defined by the laminated metal foil layers, the curved outside surface of the second housing component being continuous with a curvature of the first housing component; and a support feature disposed within the cavity and arranged to support at least some of the plurality of laminated foil metal layers disposed across the cavity during the ultrasonic bonding.