Waterproof operating device with one or more capacitive switches
AssigneePioneer & Co., lnc.
InventorNathan Bloch
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Abstract
A waterproof housing to contain and operate an electronic device with capacitive touch screen and electrically conductive outer case includes interfitting pieces configured to form a waterproof shell to removably receive and immobilize the electronic device. One or more electrical circuits extend within the shell between the outer case of the electronic device installed in the shell and one or more respective control regions of the screen. Manual actuators such as buttons are provided in openings through the shell to selectively manually complete each circuit from outside the housing.
Claims23
A waterproof housing for containing and operating an electronic device having a capacitive touch screen and an electrically conductive outer case comprising:
- a plurality of essentially rigid, interfitting housing pieces forming a pressure-resistant, waterproof shell configured to removably receive and essentially immobilize the electronic device, a first housing piece forming part of the shell including at least a first opening entirely through the first housing piece into the shell;
- a first electrical circuit extending between the electrically conductive outer case of the electronic device installed in the waterproof housing and a first control region of the capacitive touch screen;
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- first means operating through the first opening for manually completing the first electrical circuit from outside the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.