×

Protective cover with an acoustic isolation mechanism

  • US 9,433,271 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2015
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A protective cover for an electronic device, the protective cover comprising:

  • a case for at least partially enclosing the electronic device, the case having a hard shell that at least partially encases the electronic device, the hard shell having a first sound aperture proximate an acoustic opening of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the case, the case having a removable silicone layer configured to fit around the hard shell, the removable silicone layer having a second sound aperture that aligns with the first sound aperture of the hard shell; and

    an acoustic isolation mechanism extending from the silicone layer of the case proximate the acoustic opening of the installed electronic device, the acoustic isolation mechanism comprising;

    a face oriented towards an interior of the case, the face contacting the installed electronic device,at least one acoustic channel extending from the face through the first sound aperture of the hard shell and the aligned second sound aperture of the silicone layer that acoustically couples the acoustic opening of the installed electronic device with the case, andat least one acoustic membrane co-molded to the acoustic isolation mechanism, the at least one acoustic membrane spanning a cross-section of the at least one acoustic channel and having a substantially constant thickness across an area of the at least one acoustic membrane.

View all claims
  • 6 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×