Ruggedized hand held computer

A shock resistant portable computer comprising:

• a housing formed with an aperture,
• internal components housed within the housing,
• a display visible through the aperture,
• a generally u-shaped shock absorbing frame encasing the perimeter of the display, and
• a metal frame in which the u-shaped frame and the display are retained,
• wherein the housing comprises an upper housing shell formed with said aperture and a bottom housing shell, and
• wherein the metal frame is suspended within the upper housing shell by a plurality of fasteners.

A shock resistant portable computer comprising:

• a housing formed with an aperture,
• internal components housed within the housing,
• a display visible through the aperture,
• a generally u-shaped shock absorbing frame encasing the perimeter of the display, and
• a metal frame in which the u-shaped frame and the display are retained,
• further comprising a touch screen overlay mounted directly over the display and touchable through the aperture, and
• further comprising a gasket providing a sealed engagement between the touch screen overlay and the housing.

A shock resistant portable computer comprising:

• a housing formed with an aperture,
• internal components housed within the housing,
• a display visible through the aperture,
• a generally u-shaped shock absorbing frame encasing the perimeter of the display, and
• a metal frame in which the u-shaped frame and the display are retained,
• further comprising a shielding member adhered to the metal frame to provide electromagnetic shielding.

A shock resistant portable computer comprising:

• a housing formed with an aperture,
• internal components housed within the housing,
• a display visible through the aperture,
• a generally u-shaped shock absorbing frame encasing the perimeter of the display, and
• a metal frame in which the u-shaped frame and the display are retained,
• wherein the metal frame is fixer employed as a mount for at least one of the internal components.

A method of constructing a shock resistant portable computer having a display comprising:

• encasing the perimeter of the display with a generally u-shaped shock absorbing frame,
• mounting the encased display onto a metal frame, and
• mounting the metal frame in the portable computer,
• wherein the u-shaped shock absorbing frame is adhered to the metal frame.

A shock resistant display apparatus for use in a shock resistant portable computer comprising:

• a display
• a generally u-shaped shock absorbing frame encasing the perimeter of the display, and
• a metal frame in which the u-shaped frame and the display are retained,
• wherein at least a portion of the u-shaped absorbing frame is a shock absorbing adhesive adhered to the metal frame.