Display cover and case for a communication device
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsJohn Holmes, Felipe Simoes, Larry Hawker
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Abstract
A cover system for a communication device and a case for the communication device are provided. The system comprises: a first cover and a second cover. The first cover has a shape to fit in a recessed region of a case of a communication device, the recessed region bounding a display opening and a speaker opening in the case; a first region adapted to cover the display opening; a second region to enclose the speaker opening; and at least one hole in the second region to provide a conduit through the first cover to the speaker opening. The second cover covers the second region and is shaped to allow ambient air to pass around the second cover to the at least one hole.
Claims18
A cover system comprising:
- a first cover having
- a shape to fit in a recessed region of a case of a communication device, the recessed region bounding a display opening and a speaker opening in the case;
- a first region adapted to cover the display opening;
- a second region to enclose the speaker opening;
- and
- at least one hole in the second region to provide a conduit between the first cover and speaker opening;
- and
- a second cover for covering the second region, the second cover having an outer perimeter that is shaped complementary to a shape of the second region, the second cover to allow ambient air to pass around said second cover to said at least one hole.
A cover system comprising:
- a first cover having:
- a shape to fit in a recessed region of a case of a communication device, said recessed region bounding a display opening and a speaker opening in the case;
- a first region adapted to cover the display opening;
- a second region to enclose the speaker opening;
- and
- at least one hole in the second region to provide a conduit through the first cover to the speaker opening;
- and
- a second cover for covering the second region, the second cover being shaped to allow ambient air to pass around the second cover to the at least one hole, wherein the first cover does not cover an opening for a keypad in the case.
A cover system comprising:
- a first cover having:
- a shape to fit in a recessed region of a case of a communication device, said recessed region bounding a display opening and a speaker opening in the case;
- a first region adapted to cover the display opening;
- a second region to enclose the speaker opening;
- and
- at least one hole in the second region to provide a conduit through the first cover to the speaker opening;
- and
- a second cover for covering the second region, the second cover being shaped to allow ambient air to pass around the second cover to the at least one hole, wherein the second region has a recess extending inwardly from a top surface into the first cover.
A case for communication device, the case comprising:
- a frame having sides and an internal wall spanning between the sides, the frame having a shape defining a first opening for a speaker and a second opening for a display, the first and second openings separated by the internal wall, the frame further defining a first cavity providing acoustic tuning for the speaker, the internal wall further defining a second cavity about the second opening providing further acoustic tuning for the speaker, wherein in the frame, the internal wall includes a first air channel connecting the first cavity to the second cavity and the frame defining a second air channel connecting the first cavity to a region below the speaker.
A case for communication device, the case comprising:
- a frame having sides and an internal wall spanning between the sides, the frame having a shape defining a first opening for a speaker and a second opening for a display, the first and second openings separated by the internal wall, the frame further defining a first cavity providing acoustic tuning for the speaker, the internal wall further defining a second cavity about the second opening providing further acoustic tuning for the speaker, wherein the second opening is covered by a printed circuit board (PCB) when the PCB is assembled with the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.