Electronics housing

• US 6,474,410 B1
• Filed: 10/10/2000
• Issued: 11/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Diane P. Minich, John A. Minich
• Original Assignee: Diane P. Minich, John A. Minich
• Inventors: Minich, Diane P., Minich, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Joyce, Harold
• Application Number:
  US09/685,993
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 454/184, 312/236, 312/7.2, 312/114, 553/852, 553/856, 554/67, 554/671, 361/695, 361/691, 165/104.33, 165/108
• US Class Current: 165/104.33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

A portable, sealed apparatus for housing electronic devices for outside use having slidable shelves for housing a TV, VCR, DVD, stereo, etc. The shelves are behind water and ozone proof doors. The doors have transparent areas for viewing the TV and operating remote controls. The inside of the apparatus is cooled by a fan controlled by a thermostat. The fan draws hot air over cooling fins that extend through the side to the outside. A grill and filter allow for removal of lint and dust. The electronic devices may be plugged into a power strip and run on a battery or by an external electrical source. The apparatus may have an optional humidification control device or heater. The apparatus is on lockable wheels and has handles that permit the easy movement of the electronic devices to the desired area.

Claims

1. A sealed apparatus for housing electronic devices for protection from adverse environmental conditions comprising;

a housing defined by a top and bottom with four walls secured thereto forming a hermetically sealed cavity;

means for conditioning the environment of said cavity;

at least one door having a hermetically sealable perimeter located on one of said walls, said door having at least one transparent viewing screen; and

at least one shelf located in said cavity for placement of an electronic device, wherein said electronic device can be viewed through said transparent screen, and at least one waterproof audio speaker integral to said housing which can be electronically coupled to an electronic device within said housing.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for conditioning said cavity is further defined as a cooling fan mounted within said cavity coupled to a cooling fin located outside said cavity, said cooling fan having a thermostat to operate said fan and a grill and a filter for collecting and removing lint and dust circulated by said fan.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cavity includes at least one sealed cable which is retractable.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cavity includes a means for humidity conditioning.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said cavity includes a heater.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is made portable by placement of wheels beneath said housing.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein at least one of said wheels can be locked to prevent rotation.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said transparent viewing screen includes a removable cover screen.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said transparent cover screen is effective for glare reduction.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said housing is constructed of plastic.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said housing is constructed of fiberglass.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said walls are constructed of non-corrosive metal.