Static charge eliminator for protection of electronic gasoline pumps and teller machines
OwnerEzzat G. Bakhouminventor
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Abstract
A device for the protection of electronic equipment placed in public locations, such as electronic gasoline pumps and automatic teller machines, from damage by electrostatic charges on the bodies of individuals. The device is based on a movable, electrically conductive surface, which normally prevents access to the electronic equipment. As the user displaces the conductive surface in order to gain access to the equipment, charges will flow from the body of the user to the conductive surface and then to a grounded structure.
Claims16
A static dissipative device for the protection of electronic equipment from damage by the presence of static charges on the body of a user, comprising:
- a movable, electrically conductive surface placed and arranged in such a manner that said electronic equipment is normally inaccessible to the user;
- grounding means connecting said movable, electrically conductive surface to ground;
- a fixed supporting structure for said movable, electrically conductive surface, wherein the fixed supporting structure is providing means for the movable, electrically conductive surface to be displaced with respect to the fixed supporting structure when force is applied to the movable, electrically conductive surface, in such a manner that said electronic equipment become accessible to the user when the movable, electrically conductive surface is displaced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.