Protector for remote control devices

• US 5,931,434 A
• Filed: 10/07/1997
• Issued: 08/03/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Luis Rodriguez
• Original Assignee: Luis Rodriguez
• Inventors: Rodriguez, Luis
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): BERRY JR, WILLIE WENDELL
• Application Number:
  US08/946,396
• Time in Patent Office: 665 Days
• Field of Search: 248/345.1, 206/305, 206/320, 206/523, 206/521
• US Class Current: 248/345.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/0242 Protective enclosures; Cushioning means

Abstract

A universal protector for remote control devices that includes a slotted elongated tubular member conformed in biting arrangement to the periphery of the devices. The universal protector can be readily adapted to practically all types of remote control devices, and by selecting a polyethylene material there is no need to take into consideration the path of the electromagnetic signal used to control the cooperating electronic equipment.

Claims

1. A universal protector for a device that remotely controls electronic equipment by radiating an infrared signal and said device includes a peripheral wall defining a contour through which said signal is radiated, comprising:

A) an elongated member having two ends and a longitudinally extending slot defining two longitudinal edges, said elongated member being made out of closed air cell polyethylene and having sufficiently large diameter for said longitudinal edges to bite around the contour of said device whereby said elongated member is adapted to cover said infrared signal and permits said signal to pass through said elongated member; and

B) locking means for keeping said ends firmly and removably attached to each other so that said devices are prevented from being damaged.

2. The universal protector set forth in claim 1 wherein said elongated tubular member includes a longitudinally extending deformable rigid member positioned substantially centrally therethrough and so constructed to permit the combination to adapt and follow the contour of said devices.

3. The universal protector set forth in claim 2 wherein said locking means includes a substantially C-shape member made out of a resilient material and having cooperative dimensions to snugly and slidably receive said ends.