Electronic equipment remote control unit chassis
First Claim
1. Apparatus for protecting a plurality of electronic equipment remote control units from damage and consolidating the units at a common location, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of housings, one corresponding to each of the remote control units, each of said housing being defined by a wall having a window formed therein;
(b) means for immobilely mounting each remote control unit in its corresponding housing, and orienting each unit with an infrared emitter thereof disposed to project an infrared signal through the window of its corresponding housing to control an associated electronic equipment; and
(c) means for mating said housings together with each transmission path from a window of a housing mounting a remote control unit therein to the electronic equipment associated with the remote control unit able to be rendered unobstructed.
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Abstract
An apparatus for housing a plurality of remote control units wherein the units are consolidated at a common location and wherein the units are protected from damage which may be occasioned upon them. Each housing is defined by a wall having a window formed therein and a drawer for mounting a unit therewithin whereby an infrared emitter of a remote control unit is disposed so that it will project an infrared signal through the window. Further, the housings include hook and notch arrangements for mating the plurality of housings together whereby each transmission path from a remote control through the corresponding window to electronic equipment is rendered unobstructed.
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6 Claims
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1. Apparatus for protecting a plurality of electronic equipment remote control units from damage and consolidating the units at a common location, comprising:
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(a) a plurality of housings, one corresponding to each of the remote control units, each of said housing being defined by a wall having a window formed therein; (b) means for immobilely mounting each remote control unit in its corresponding housing, and orienting each unit with an infrared emitter thereof disposed to project an infrared signal through the window of its corresponding housing to control an associated electronic equipment; and (c) means for mating said housings together with each transmission path from a window of a housing mounting a remote control unit therein to the electronic equipment associated with the remote control unit able to be rendered unobstructed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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