Waterproof and shockproof cover for a PAD computer

• US 8,503,170 B1
• Filed: 03/01/2012
• Issued: 08/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: First International Computer Incorporated (FIC Global Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: First International Computer Incorporated (FIC Global Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lin, Ding-Yu, Chen, Hsin-Chang, Hsu, Min-Chieh
• Primary Examiner(s): HAUGHTON, ANTHONY MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US13/410,060
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.01, 361/679.02, 361/679.3, 361/679.55, 361/679.56, 206/320, 206/701, 206/521, 206/527
• US Class Current: 361/679.02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer

Abstract

A waterproof and shockproof cover for a PAD computer is disclosed. The cover comprises an upper housing, a base housing, a glass, a first rubber ring, a second rubber ring and four shockproof elements. The base housing is corresponding to the upper housing, wherein the upper housing comprises a first connection and the base housing comprises a second connection corresponding to the first connection for fastening with each other. The upper housing comprises a viewing window hole and a first groove formed around the rim of the viewing hole, and the first rubber ring is disposed within the first groove. The glass covers the viewing window hole and the first rubber ring. The four shockproof elements disposed respectively at four corners of a rectangular accommodation space of the base housing for bearing the PAD computer.

Claims

1. A waterproof and shockproof cover for a PAD computer comprising:

an upper housing comprising a viewing window hole and a first groove, wherein the first groove is formed around the rim of the viewing window hole;

a first rubber ring disposed corresponding to the first groove so as to allow the first groove to receive the first rubber ring;

a glass covering the viewing window hole and the first rubber ring;

a base housing comprising a base groove and a rectangular accommodation space having four corners, wherein the base housing corresponds to the upper housing, the upper housing comprises a first connection, and the base housing comprises a second connection corresponding to the first connection for fastening with each other;

a second rubber ring corresponding to the base groove, wherein the base groove receives the second rubber ring; and

four shockproof elements disposed respectively at the four corners of the rectangular accommodation space of the base housing for bearing the PAD computer.

2. The waterproof and shockproof cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper housing comprises a second groove located corresponding to the base groove, and the second rubber ring is received into both the base groove and the second groove when the upper housing and the base housing are fastening with each other.

3. The waterproof and shockproof cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein the four shockproof elements are four rubber balls, and each rubber ball is formed with a hole for receiving a corner of the PAD computer.

4. The waterproof and shockproof cover as claimed in claim 2, wherein each shockproof element is formed with at least two rubber pads.

5. The waterproof and shockproof cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper housing or the base housing comprises at least one press button for controlling the PAD computer.

6. The waterproof and shockproof cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the four shockproof elements are four rubber balls, and each rubber ball is formed with a hole for receiving a corner of the PAD computer.

7. The waterproof and shockproof cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein each shockproof element is formed with at least two rubber pads.