Shockproof protective sheath for remote controls, in particular those of television receivers

• US 4,836,256 A
• Filed: 01/25/1988
• Issued: 06/06/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Meliconi SRL
• Original Assignee: Meliconi SRL
• Inventors: Meliconi, Loris
• Primary Examiner(s): Price, William
• Application Number:
  US07/147,818
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 206/305, 206/523, 150/52 R, 150/52 J, 150/52 B, 235/1 D
• US Class Current: 206/523
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/04 portable; hand held
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2223/044 Protecting cover
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2231/032 Remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2231/036 Radio; TV
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/0242 Protective enclosures; Cushioning means
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 9/06 using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. light

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.

Claims

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.

2. The sheath as in claim 1, wherein the window comprises a floppy film material, and is attached by a weld joint effected along the edges of the opening in said container and holder element.

3. The sheath as in claim 1, wherein the window of film material is provided with an adhesive strip running around its periphery.

4. The sheath as in claim 1, wherein the window comprises a semirigid film material.

5. The sheath as in claim 1, wherein the container and holder element is provided with a further opening that affords access to the compartment housing the batteries by which the remotee control appliance is powered.

6. The sheath as in claim 1, wherein the opening allowing passage of the control pulses is of dimensions such as enable insertion of the remote control appliance into the container and holder element.

8. The sheath as in claim 1, wherein a thickness of a top face of the container and holder element, which face exhibits the opening affording access to the control buttons, is at least as large as the height of the buttons.

10. The sheath as in claim 3 wherein the window of film material is provided with an adhesive strip running around its periphery.

11. The sheath as in claim 1 further comprising a window fashioned from a transparent film material covering the opening allowing passage of the control pulses emitted.

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.

12. The sheath as in claim 7 further comprising a window fashioned from a transparent film material for covering the opening affording access to the control buttons.

13. The sheath as in claim 12 wherein said window is provided with a plurality of sockets, each one of which is designed to accommodate a respective control button.

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.