Display support having cradled damping caps for floating core shock absorption

A shock resistant portable electronic unit, comprising:

• a three-dimensional enclosure of shock resistant material, including at least two separable sections;
• a frame unit having peripheral dimensions proportioned to fit within said enclosure without physical contact therewith and adapted to support at least one electronic component, said frame unit including a plurality of projections extending outward from said peripheral portions, each said projection having an end and a cross-sectional geometry;
• and
• shock absorbing means comprising resilient damping material located along peripheral portions of said frame unit and positioned between contact areas of two separable sections of said enclosure and arranged to
• support said frame unit within said enclosure so as to prevent dislocation of said frame unit by drop shock forces incident upon said enclosure from any direction, and
• provide three-dimensional cushioning between said frame unit and said enclosure effective to dampen transmittal to said frame unit of drop shock forces incident upon said enclosure from any direction,
• said shock absorbing means comprising a plurality of damping caps each having an end, a cross-sectional geometry and an opening extending partially through said damping cap and configured to accept insertion of one of said projections;
• and
• wherein said enclosure comprises cooperating first and second sections, said first section including a plurality of first cradle supports each having a contact area corresponding to a first portion of the cross-sectional geometry of one of said mounting caps, said second section including a plurality of second cradle supports each having a contact area corresponding to a second portion of the cross-sectional geometry of one of said mounting caps, and said second section also including a plurality of lateral supports each positionable adjacent to an end of one of said mounting caps.