Housing for a portable electronic device
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMark D. Schmaltz, Todd A. Pringle
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, a housing is configured to receive a portable electronic device. The housing comprises a front frame that has elevated rectangular border and corner members around a central electronic display. Ones of the corner members have generally planar sections that are joined by a radiused edges or chamfered edges. A rear frame comprises edge members that are joined at substantially orthogonal angles of at the plurality of corner members. A first vertical protrusion extends outward from the rear frame. The first vertical protrusion has an first axis and an arched cross section or mounded cross section with a central peak region.
Claims15
A housing configured to receive a portable electronic device, the housing comprising:
- a front frame comprising a raised rectangular border around a central electronic display;
- a plurality of corner members, ones of the corner members having generally planar sections that are joined by a radiused edges or chamfered edges;
- a rear frame comprising a plurality of edge members that are joined at orthogonal angles at the plurality of corner members;
- a first vertical protrusion extending outward from the rear frame, the first vertical protrusion having a first axis and an arched cross section or mounded cross section with a central peak region, wherein the central peak region of the vertical protrusion extends along more than one quarter of a length of the rear frame;
- an upper protrusion comprising a rear portion and a top portion, wherein the rear portion has a central recess, the central recess comprising a cavity within the rear portion of the upper protrusion such that the cavity is recessed within the rear portion on all sides of the cavity;
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- wherein the top portion has a sloped profile with a peak height at an intersection between the rear portion and the top portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.