Self-sealing accessible container

A self-sealing accessible container comprising:

• a receptacle having an opening surrounded by a receptacle edge and having a latch engagement feature accessible from inside said opening;
• a shell molded from a first resinous material and having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a shell edge extending between said exterior and interior surfaces, said shell being shaped so that said shell edge substantially conforms to said receptacle edge;
• a latch molded with said shell from said first resinous material and configured to engage said latch engagement feature, said latch being positioned inside said shell edge, and operable from outside said shell, wherein said shell has a relief notch adjacent to said latch to impart a predetermined amount of resilience to said latch;
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• a coating of a second resinous material which is more supple than said first resinous material, said coating being molded over at least a portion of said shell edge and said relief notch of said shell;
• wherein said coating seals said relief notch and forms a seal with said receptacle edge when said latch engages said latch engagement feature.

A self-sealing accessible container portion of a housing for a portable electronic device, said container comprising:

• a receptacle having an opening surrounded by a receptacle edge, having a latch engagement feature accessible from inside said opening, having a pair of notch-walls respectively surrounding a pair of receptacle notches, wherein each of said receptacle notches is positioned inside said receptacle edge, and having an outwardly projecting interior wall located inside said receptacle edge, said interior wall having a pivot notch therein;
• a battery positioned in said receptacle;
• a shell molded from a first resinous material and having a base substantially surrounded by a shell wall which extends from said base at an angle, said shell wall having a shell edge distally located from said base, said shell edge being conformingly shaped to said receptacle edge;
• a latch molded with said shell from said first resinous material and configured to engage said latch engagement feature, said latch being positioned inside said shell wall, and operable from outside said shell, wherein said shell wall has a relief notch adjacent to said latch to impart a predetermined amount of resilience to said latch;
• a pair of tabs molded with said shell from said first resinous material, wherein each of said pair of tabs is inside said shell wall and each of said pair of tabs extends away from said shell into one of said receptacle notches, wherein said tabs and said notch-walls are mutually configured to urge lateral movement of said shell relative to said receptacle when said shell is latched over said receptacle opening;
• a pivot member molded with said shell from said first resinous material, said pivot member extending inwardly from said shell inward of said shell edge, said pivot member being located to engage said pivot notch when said shell is latched over said receptacle opening;
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• a coating of a second resinous material which is more supple than said first resinous material, said coating being molded over said shell so as to cover at least said relief notch and to engage said receptacle edge when said shell is latched over said receptacle opening.