Portable electronic device with upper housing and cover plate therefor

摘要

A portable electronic device includes a lower housing and an upper housing coupled to the lower housing and slidable relative thereto between closed and open positions. The upper housing includes a cover plate affixed to a rear of the upper housing. The cover plate may conceal at least one electrical connector housed in the upper housing, and may be removable to allow access to at least a portion of the at least one electrical connector. The cover plate may be configured to maintain the lower and upper housings in a generally uniform spaced apart relationship as the upper housing moves between the closed and open positions.

主权项

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a lower housing; and an upper housing coupled to the lower housing and slidable relative thereto between a closed position and an open position, the upper housing including a removable cover plate affixed to a rear of the upper housing along a bottom side of the upper housing generally between first and second lateral sides of the upper housing, wherein the removable cover plate is removable to allow access to at least a portion of at least one electrical connector, wherein the removable cover plate is configured to maintain the lower and upper housings in a generally uniform spaced apart relationship as the upper housing moves between the closed and open positions, and wherein substantially the entirety of the removable cover plate is adjacent the lower housing in the closed and open positions.