Environmental radio guard

• US 5,025,921 A
• Filed: 08/17/1990
• Issued: 06/25/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ruiz, Jose, Gatto, Donald F., Gasparaitis, Bernard V.
• Primary Examiner(s): PRICE, WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US07/574,561
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 455/351, 206/320, 206/523, 150/901, 150/154, 150/165, 224/253, 224/908
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3894 Waterproofing of transmission device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

A protective cover (20) for a communication device (10) comprises a protective layer having a shape closely resembling the shape of said communication device (10) to closely contour to said communication device (10).

Claims

1. A protective cover for a communication device comprising:

a protective layer having a first detachable portion and a second detachable portion overlappable around said communication device to have a shape enclosing and closely resembling the shape of said communication device; and

at least one serrated tube for permitting turning a rotary knob of said communication device.

2. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer is flexibly resilient for permitting operation of said communication device.

3. The protective cover of claim 2 wherein said protective layer includes serrations for rotating a knob of said communication device.

4. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer comprises a plastic material for sealing said communication device.

5. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer comprises a non-porous material for sealing said communication device.

6. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer comprises a water-tight material for water-proofing said communication device.

7. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer comprises a polyethylene material for sealing said communication device.

8. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer having at least one curved area of increased thickness on at least one of the inner surfaces thereof so as to provide shock absorption means for protecting said communication device against drops.

9. The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said protective layer includes attachment means for attaching said communication device to an operator.

10. A protective cover for a communication device, comprising:

a protective layer having a first detachable portion and a second detachable portion inter-engagable to have a contour corresponding to said communication device; and

environmental sealing means for sealing and overlapping said first and second detachable portions of said protective layer around said communication device; and

at least one serrated tube for permitting turning a rotary knob of said communication device.

11. The protective cover of claim 10 wherein said environment sealing means is positioned substantially around a battery of said communication device.