Protective apparatus for sensitive components
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1. A protective apparatus for sensitive components, comprising:
- an outer casing;
an internal box located within and mounted to the outer casing;
an internal housing contained within the internal box, wherein at least one sensitive component is contained within the internal housing; and
at least one shock assembly suspending the internal housing within the internal box.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a protective apparatus for housing and protecting sensitive components disposed therein, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a hard drive. The protective apparatus includes an outer casing, a fan panel, a connector panel, an internal box including the sensitive components and located within the outer casing, an internal housing contained within the internal box, and shock assemblies suspending the internal housing within the internal box.
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1. A protective apparatus for sensitive components, comprising:
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an outer casing;
an internal box located within and mounted to the outer casing;
an internal housing contained within the internal box, wherein at least one sensitive component is contained within the internal housing; and
at least one shock assembly suspending the internal housing within the internal box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for producing a protective apparatus for sensitive components, including the steps of:
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assembling an internal housing;
assembling an internal box;
attaching one end of at least one shock to the internal box;
attaching an other end of the shock to the internal housing to suspend the internal housing within the internal box;
providing an outer casing; and
mounting the internal box within the outer casing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A digital patroller device operative to store at least one of audio and video data, the digital patroller device comprising:
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at least one data source;
at least one hard drive;
a protective apparatus adapted to protect the hard drive, the protective apparatus including;
an outer casing;
an internal box located within and mounted to the outer casing;
an internal housing contained within the internal box, wherein at least one sensitive component is contained within the internal housing; and
at least one shock assembly suspending the internal housing within the internal box; and
at least one input/output connector operative to provide communication between the data source and the protective apparatus.
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16. A protective apparatus for sensitive components, comprising:
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an outer casing;
an internal box located within and mounted to the outer casing, wherein at least one sensitive component is contained within the internal box;
an internal housing contained within the internal box; and
two shock assemblies suspending the internal housing within the internal box, each shock assembly including two base housings and at least three shocks, wherein one of the base housings is mounted to or formed integrally with each of the internal box and the internal housing, each shock has two ends spaced apart along a shock axis with a ball joint on each end connected to one or the other of the base housings, and each shock of one shock assembly has a shock axis parallel to one shock of the other shock assembly. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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