Resilient housing for remote controllers

• US 4,762,227 A
• Filed: 11/19/1987
• Issued: 08/09/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert C. Patterson
• Original Assignee: Robert C. Patterson
• Inventors: Patterson, Robert C.
• Primary Examiner(s): FIDEI, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/122,386
• Time in Patent Office: 264 Days
• Field of Search: 206/37, 206/38, 206/305, 206/328, 206/334, 206/349, 206/460, 206/523, 206/524, 206/45.31, 312/7.1, 312/7.2, 312/208
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/24 Etuis for purposes not covered by a single one of groups A45C11/02 - A45C11/22, A45C11/26, A45C11/32 - A45C11/38
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/04 portable; hand held
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2229/022 Modular assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2231/032 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/0242 Protective enclosures; Cushioning means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units

Abstract

A resilient enclosure for receiving a remote signaling, hand-held assembly includes a layered resilient foam pad comprising a rectangular base onto which a segmented layer is adhered. One or more parts of the layer are then removed to define an opening in which the hand-held assembly is received. A two-ply transparent cover may then be positioned over the pad having segments of the interior ply thereof, removed in correspondence with the remaining segments of the pad. The interply adhesive thus exposed is then useful to secure the cover to the pad.

Claims

1. A resilient protective enclosure for receiving remote signaling articles, comprising:

a substantially rectangular resilient pad including a base layer adhesively secured to a segmented receiving layer defined by a plurality of adjacent segments releasably adhered to said base layer whereby a combination of one or more of said segments may be removed from said base layer to receive said article between the remaining ones thereof; and

a transparent cover conformed for adhesive attachment to said pad and including an exterior ply adhesively secured to a portioned interior p1y defined by a plurality of portions releasably adhered to said exterior ply, whereby the removal of selected ones of said portions will present the adhesive therebetween against the remaining ones of said segments.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein:

said segmented layer is formed to a thickness greater than the thickness of said article.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein:

said resilient pad comprises elastomeric foam material structure.