Remote control unit with tiltable cover having displaying information thereon
AssigneeChemcoat, Inc.
InventorHenning Claassen
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Abstract
This invention relates to a remote control device for video/audio apparatuses comprising a casing having operational controls for actuating functions of the video/audio apparatuses, electrical or electronic, respectively, circuits for giving operational signals to the video/audio apparatuses, a tiltable lid mounted movably to the casing, which lid covers at least some essential operational controls in one end position and exposes the covered operational controls in the other end position, and at least one assembly formed at the lid to accommodate an exchangeable information carrier.
Claims19
A remote control device for a video/audio apparatus, comprising:
- a casing;
- electric circuit means, within said casing, for sending operational signals to the video/audio apparatus;
- operational controls, on a top surface of said casing and connected to said electric circuit means, for providing actuating functions of the video/audio apparatus;
- a tiltable lid movably mounted to the casing, said lid being movable to a closed position covering at least one essential operation control wherein said lid is covering said top surface of said casing and being movable to an open position wherein the lid exposes the at least one essential operation control and in which said lid is moved away from said top surface of said casing;
- an information card capable of being removably held on said lid such that said information card is completely removable and replaceable with a separate information card;
- said lid being equipped with holding means to removably hold the information card such that said information card is completely removable from said remote control device and replaceable with a separate information card;
- wherein the information card has an illustration at least on its inner surface facing the control elements whereby in said closing position said lid and said information card obstructs the view of said at least one essential operational control and in said open position said at least one essential operation control is exposed and said inner surface of said card having said illustration is also exposed for viewing by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.