Security door for electronic communication devices
OwnerAndrew J. Freezeinventor
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Abstract
A security door (100) for a communication device used to record and store or transmit visual data, the communication device having a lens (40) for an integrated camera positioned in an aperture (28) cut into a shell (24) of the visual communication device, the security door slideably affixed to the shell by a channel (52) affixed to an inner side (26b) of the shell, allowing a user to physically slide the door over the aperture to cover or uncover the lens, as desired, such covering and uncovering of the lens independent of camera function. In another embodiment, software is used to open and close the door. In some embodiments, the security door is disposed as a pocket door slideably moving inside a pocket door frame.
Claims13
A security door (100) for a shell (24) of a communication device having an integrated camera with a camera lens, the camera lens positioned in an aperture (28) formed in the shell, the security door comprising:
- an outer face (112) having a door first side (118) and an opposed door latch side (110);
- and
- a door latch side mating means (32b) formed on the outer face (112) on the door latch side (110);
- wherein the shell (24) is formed with a shell first side mating means (32aa) adapted to receive the door latch side mating means (32b);
- and
- wherein the security door (100) is slideably mounted to the shell (24) so as to independently slideably cover and uncover the aperture (28) from operation of the integrated camera;
- whereby the door latch side mating means (32b) mates with the shell first side mating means (32aa) when the security door (100) uncovers the aperture (28).
A security door (100) for a shell (24) of a communication device having an integrated camera with a camera lens, the camera lens positioned in an aperture (28) formed in the shell, the security door comprising:
- at least two door portions slideably mounted to the shell (24), each door portion sized and shaped to slideably cover and uncover a predetermined portion of the aperture (28);
- wherein the at least two door portions, when in a closed position, together collectively cover the aperture (28);
- and
- wherein the at least two door portions, when in an open position, together collectively uncover the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.