Dry box with protective cover

• US 20060169608A1
• Filed: 04/13/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey D Carnevali
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey D Carnevali
• Inventors: Carnevali, Jeffrey D.
• Granted Patent: US 7,464,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/027 including magnifying means

Abstract

A dry storage box formed of a pair of covers, a first one of the covers having structure for securing a normally handheld portable electronic device therein with a display and a control key pad of the electronic device facing toward an opening in the first cover; and a second one of the covers having viewing port positioned for viewing an interior portion of the first cover there through; a latch mechanism for securing the second cover relative to the opening in the first cover with the viewing port in a viewing relationship with the opening in the first cover; and a protective cover arranged in a movable covering relationship with the viewing port.

Claims

1. :

A storage box comprising;

first and second hinged together mating covers;

a viewing structure in one of the first and second covers for viewing there through an interior cavity enclosed by the first and second covers; and

a protective cover structured for being moveably secured in a covering relationship with the viewing structure.

2. :

The storage box of claim 1 wherein the viewing structure further comprises a flexible membrane.

3. :

The storage box of claim 1 wherein the protective cover is further arranged in a sliding relationship with the cover having the viewing structure therein.

4. :

The storage box of claim 1 wherein the protective cover is further arranged in a hinged relationship with the cover having the viewing structure therein.

5. :

The storage box of claim 1 wherein the protective cover shares a hinge mechanism with the first and second covers.

6. :

The storage box of claim 1 wherein the protective cover further comprises a substantially optically transparent window panel.

7. :

The storage box of claim 1 wherein the protective cover further comprises a substantially optically opaque window panel.

8. :

A storage box comprising;

first and second mating box covers coupled in a mutually hinged relationship;

a viewing port formed in one of the first and second covers for viewing there through an interior cavity enclosed by the first and second box covers;

a protective cover arranged in a movable covering relationship with the viewing port; and

a latch mechanism for securing together the first and second covers.

9. :

The storage box of claim 8 wherein the viewing port further comprises one of an optical magnifying lens and an optically transparent resiliently pliable membrane.

10. :

The storage box of claim 8, further comprising a slide mechanism arranged between the protective cover and the box cover having the viewing port formed therein.

11. :

The storage box of claim 8, further comprising a hinge mechanism arranged between the protective cover and the box cover having the viewing port formed therein.

12. :

The storage box of claim 8, further comprising a common hinge mechanism arranged between the protective cover and both the first and second box covers.

13. :

The storage box of claim 8 wherein the protective cover further comprises a substantially optically transparent portion.

14. :

The storage box of claim 8 wherein the protective cover further comprises a substantially optically opaque portion.

15. :

A storage box comprising;

first and second mating box covers structured for forming an interior cavity therebetween;

a hinge mechanism coupled between the first and second box covers;

a latch mechanism for securing together the first and second box covers;

a viewing port formed in a floor portion of one of the first and second box covers; and

a protective cover arranged in a movable covering relationship with the viewing port.

16. :

The storage box of claim 15 wherein the viewing port further comprises one of an optical magnifying lens and an optically transparent resiliently pliable membrane.

17. :

The storage box of claim 15, further comprising a slide mechanism arranged between the protective cover and the box cover having the viewing port formed therein.

18. :

The storage box of claim 15 wherein the protective cover is hinged relative to the box cover having the viewing port formed therein.

19. :

The storage box of claim 15, further comprising a common hinge mechanism arranged between the protective cover and both the first and second box covers.

20. :

The storage box of claim 15 wherein the protective cover further comprises a substantially optically transparent window panel.

21. :

The storage box of claim 15 wherein the protective cover further comprises a substantially optically opaque window panel.