System for cooling interior and external housing surfaces of an electronic apparatus

A portable system, which comprises:

• a core housing, said core housing including an inlet opening and an outlet opening, said core housing containing electronic components thermally coupled to said core housing;
• a cradle housing, said cradle housing including a receiver opening adapted to receive a portion of said core housing in an inner chamber of said cradle housing, said portion of said core housing including said inlet opening of said core housing, said receiver opening being sized to form an outlet opening between said cradle housing and said core housing, said cradle housing including an inlet opening, said cradle housing including a fan positioned in said inner chamber of said cradle housing to draw air in through said inlet opening of said cradle housing and direct air out through said outlet opening formed between said cradle housing and said inlet opening of said core housing, whereby air flows over an outer surface of said core housing and through said core housing between said inlet opening of said core housing and said outlet opening of said core housing.