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Waterproof enclosure for portable radio or tape player

  • US 4,584,718 A
  • Filed: 03/31/1983
  • Issued: 04/22/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A waterproof enclosure for a portable radio, comprising:

  • waterproof enclosure housing means for containing and enclosing a portable radio that is equipped with control knobs, a portion of said enclosure housing means adjacent said radio control knobs being a flexible, water impermeable membrane that is easily deformable by an operator'"'"'s finger, wherein said flexible membrane is positioned a spaced distance away from said radio and includes a preformed, recessed pocket adjacent said control knob where said membrane approaches said control knob more closely than the portions of the membrane surrounding said recessed pocket and is knurled adjacent said control knob and sufficiently flexible to allow both up and down movement as well as lateral movement of said recessed pocket for manipulating the control knob; and

    a waterpoof earphone comprised of a speaker component, electrical wire leads for connecting said speaker component to said radio, and waterproof boot means covering said speaker component and preventing water from contacting the connection of the wire leads to the speaker component, for mounting said earphone in a person'"'"'s ear in a waterproof manner, and for directing sounds produced by said speaker component into the person'"'"'s ear.

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