SELECTIVE EXPOSURE WATERPROOF CASE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
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1. A protective enclosure for a device comprising:
- a shell; and
a gasket configured to be disposed between the shell and a device;
wherein the shell comprises a shell orifice and the gasket comprises a corresponding gasket orifice;
wherein the shell is configured to press the gasket against the device, thereby exerting a compressive force on the gasket and creating a watertight seal around the perimeter of the shell and gasket orifices, preventing water from traversing that perimeter and entering the shell.
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Abstract
A protective enclosure for a device such as a smart phone has a shell and a gasket configured to be disposed between the shell and the device. The shell is configured to apply a compressive force to the gasket when the gasket is disposed between the shell and the device. The shell has a shell orifice and the gasket has a corresponding gasket orifice. The compressive force applied by the shell and device to the gasket creates a watertight seal around the perimeter of the shell and gasket orifices, preventing water from traversing that perimeter and entering the shell.
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20 Claims
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1. A protective enclosure for a device comprising:
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a shell; and a gasket configured to be disposed between the shell and a device; wherein the shell comprises a shell orifice and the gasket comprises a corresponding gasket orifice; wherein the shell is configured to press the gasket against the device, thereby exerting a compressive force on the gasket and creating a watertight seal around the perimeter of the shell and gasket orifices, preventing water from traversing that perimeter and entering the shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A protective enclosure comprising:
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a shell comprised of a rigid material with at least one shell orifice configured to permit user interaction with at least a first interface of a device; and a gasket comprised of a flexible material and including a gasket orifice corresponding to the shell orifice, the gasket configured to be disposed between the shell and the device, and configured to receive compressive force from the shell and the device along a perimeter of the shell orifice and the gasket orifice. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A device protection method, comprising:
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inserting a device in a protective enclosure, wherein the protective enclosure comprises a gasket fixed to the inside of a shell and has one or more orifices extending through the gasket and shell; applying a compressive force to the gasket between the shell and the device, forming a waterproof seal around the perimeter of the orifices; and exposing portions of the device to an environment. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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