Protective cover for communication device
OwnerKar Ming Soinventor
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Abstract
A water-proof container for holding a mobile device includes a base adapted to support a mobile device, a cover, a hinge for interconnecting the base and cover to one another, and a locking mechanism for locking the cover to the base. A groove is formed in an interior wall of the cover in circumscribing relation to the cover. A thin, transparent sheet of plastic has a bead formed in its peripheral edge and the bead is press fit into the groove so that the thin sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of the mobile device when the cover is latched to the base. A hollow lock housing is pivotally mounted about a pivot pin. A one hundred eighty degree (180°) rotation of the lock housing positions the opening on an opposite side of the container 10, capturing the latch.
Claims14
A water-proof container for holding a mobile device, comprising:
- a base adapted to support a mobile device positioned thereatop;
- a cover;
- a hinge;
- said hinge interconnecting said base and cover to one another;
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- a lock handle for locking said cover to said base, said handle having a substantially hollow interior;
- a groove formed in an interior wall of said cover in circumscribing relation thereto;
- a thin, transparent sheet of plastic;
- a bead formed in a peripheral edge of said sheet of plastic, said bead being press fit into said groove so that said thin, transparent sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of said mobile device when said cover is latched to said base;
- said lock housing being pivotally mounted about a pivot pin;
- a first end of said pivot pin engaging a wall of said base and a second end of said pivot pin engaging said lock housing at its center so that said lock housing rotates about said pivot pin;
- a latch formed in said cover;
- an opening formed in said lock housing, said opening facing said cover when said container is in its unlocked configuration and said opening having a width and depth sufficient to fully receive said latch therewithin when said cover is closed so that one hundred eighty degree (180°) rotation of said lock housing positions said opening on the opposite side of said container, thereby capturing said latch.
A container for a mobile device, comprising:
- a base;
- a cover;
- a hinge for hingedly interconnecting said base and cover to one another;
- a plurality of quick-release latches for releasably latching said cover to said base;
- a catch formed on said cover;
- a double-axle latch formed on said base;
- a groove formed in an interior wall of said cover in circumscribing relation thereto;
- a thin, transparent sheet of plastic having a bead formed in its peripheral edge;
- said bead being press fit into said groove so that said thin, transparent sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of said mobile device when said cover is latched to said base;
- whereby said mobile device having said touch screen is operated by touching preselected areas of said touch screen through said thin sheet of plastic.
A water-proof container for holding a mobile device, comprising:
- a base adapted to support a mobile device positioned thereatop;
- a cover;
- a hinge;
- said hinge interconnecting said base and cover to one another;
- a first rotatably mounted lock handle for locking a first end of said cover to said base;
- a second rotatably mounted lock handle for locking a second end of said cover to said base;
- a groove formed in an interior wall of said cover in circumscribing relation thereto;
- a thin, transparent sheet of plastic;
- a bead formed in a peripheral edge of said sheet of plastic, said bead being press fit into said groove so that said thin, transparent sheet of plastic closely overlies the operative face of said mobile device when said cover is latched to said base;
- said cover being unlatched from said base by manual rotation of said first and second lock handles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.