Hand-held portable calculator assembly

• US 4,165,554 A
• Filed: 06/12/1978
• Issued: 08/28/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles J. Faget
• Original Assignee: Charles J. Faget
• Inventors: Faget, Charles J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kundrat, Andrew V.
• Application Number:
  US05/914,546
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: D64/11 B, 235/1 D, 16/110 R, 16/114 R
• US Class Current: 16/426
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0216 Constructional details or arrangements

Abstract

A hand-held, portable, electronic calculator assembly including a body with a gripping and covering member for making the calculator fully operable by the user with one hand and for covering the keyboard of the calculator to prevent damage to the keyboard or depression of the keys when not in use. The hand-held electronic calculator assembly includes a calculator body member having a front surface, the front surface containing means for receiving a covering and gripping member and containing keyboard means, a back surface opposite the front surface containing means for receiving and gripping the covering member, and a gripping and covering member adapted for placement on the back surface of the calculator to enable operation and holding of the calculator by one hand and for placement on the top surface of the electronic calculator for covering the keyboard.

Claims

1. A hand-held, portable, electronic calculator assembly comprising:

a. a calculator body means having

i. a front surface means, said front surface means containing keyboard means and first means for receiving a gripping and covering means, and

ii. a back surface means opposite said front surface means containing second means for receiving said gripping and covering means; and

b. gripping and covering means adapted for

i. placement on said back surface means of said calculator body means to enable operation and holding of said calculator body means by one hand, and

ii. placement on said front surface of said calculator body means for covering said front surface and preventing access to said keyboard means.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gripping and covering means has a flat portion means for covering said front surface means of said keyboard means.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gripping and covering means has means at one end thereof for covering one end of said calculator body means.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said front surface means of said calculator body means contains two ridge means projecting upwardly from said front surface means which form two walls for holding and receiving said gripping and covering means and a ledge means upon which said gripping and covering means rests.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said walls have at least one detent means thereon for receipt in depression means in said gripping and covering means to hold said gripping and covering means in the desired position on said calculator body means.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gripping and covering means is adapted for contact and gripping by the fingers of the user.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said back surface means of said calculator body means contains first slot means therein for receiving said gripping and covering means.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said first slot means have detents therein for receiving and holding said gripping and covering means.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said first slot means has ledge means for holding said gripping and covering means.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said gripping and covering means has second slot means therein for receipt of said ledge means contained in said first slot means on said bottom surface of said calculator.