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US 2011/0253722 A1Published application
Method and system for waterproofing a mobile device
AssigneeTomorrow's Innovations
InventorsCleveland Morrow, Michael McFarlane
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Abstract
A method for waterproofing a mobile device and a waterproofed mobile device are provided. The method is designed to keep the internal components from elements, such as water, the can damage the mobile device. The method adds a protective coating of a lightweight sealable, heat shrinkable plastic to the internal components of the mobile device and heat shrinks the ends of the of the a lightweight sealable, heat shrinkable plastic together to waterproof the internal components.
Claims6
A method for waterproofing a mobile device comprising:
- separating the front outer casing and back outer casing;
- removing at least one internal component from the front outer casing and the back outer casing;
- wrapping a piece of light weight heat shrinkable plastic around the entire at least one internal component;
- and
- heating the piece of light weight heat shrinkable plastic to seal it around the at least one component.
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A waterproofed mobile device comprising:
- a front outer casing;
- a back outer casing;
- and
- at least one internal component wrapped with a piece of heat shrinkable plastic that has been heat shrunk to seal the at least one internal component within the piece of heat shrinkable plastic;
- wherein the at least one internal component is secured within the front outer casing and the back outer casing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.