Shockproof protective sheath for remote controls, in particular those of television receivers
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1. A shockproof protective sheath for a remote control unit having control buttons, comprising:
- a container and holder element, fashioned hollow from a shockproof, low density material in a shape substantially matching and hugging that of the remote control unit it ensheathes, provided with at least two openings affording access to the control buttons of the unit and allowing passage of the control pulses emitted, respectively, wherein the control button opening is covered by a window fashioned from a transparent film material, the window of film material being molded with a plurality of sockets, each one of which is designed to accommodate a respective control button, and wherein the holder element is provided with walls of a thickness sufficient to absorb the shock occasioned when the appliance is dropped or knocked accidentally against other objects.
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Abstract
A shockproof protective sheath for television remote controls, which comprises a hollow container and holder element, embodied in shockproof material, that substantially matches and hugs the external profile of the appliance it encompasses and is provided with at least two openings, one of which affording access to the push buttons, the other allowing passage of the control pulses.
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1. A shockproof protective sheath for a remote control unit having control buttons, comprising:
- a container and holder element, fashioned hollow from a shockproof, low density material in a shape substantially matching and hugging that of the remote control unit it ensheathes, provided with at least two openings affording access to the control buttons of the unit and allowing passage of the control pulses emitted, respectively, wherein the control button opening is covered by a window fashioned from a transparent film material, the window of film material being molded with a plurality of sockets, each one of which is designed to accommodate a respective control button, and wherein the holder element is provided with walls of a thickness sufficient to absorb the shock occasioned when the appliance is dropped or knocked accidentally against other objects.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
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7. A shockproof protective sheath for a remote control unit having control buttons, comprising:
a container and holder element, fashioned hollow from a shockproof, low density material in a shape substantially matching and hugging that of the remote control unit it ensheathes, provided with at least two openings affording access to the control buttons of the unit and allowing passage of the control pulses emitted, respectively, and embodied with walls of thickness sufficient to absorb the shock occasioned when the appliance is dropped or knocked accidentally against other objects, wherein the opening allowing passage of the control pulses is provided with an inwardly projecting rib that serves to retain the remote control unit once inserted into the container and holder element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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9. The sheath as in claim 9, wherein the inwardly projecting rib extends unbroken around the periphery of the opening allowing passage of the control pulses.
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