ENCLOSURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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Abstract
An enclosure for an electronic device includes a base having an outwardly extending peripheral wall which forms a compartment for receiving the electronic device. A caseplate is mounted to the peripheral wall for enclosing the electronic device. The caseplate has an access opening extending completely through the caseplate and located at a switch on the electronic device. The access opening is covered by a thin membrane which protects the electronic device and yet permits actuation of the switch. The caseplate can be decorated by art work on by another layer of material or can be clear and cover the device and an optional art work insert.
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39 Claims
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- 26. An enclosure for an electronic device having a switch on its outer surface, said enclosure comprising a case having a base and an outwardly extending peripheral wall to form a compartment for receiving the electronic device with the switch being on the outer surface remote from said base, a rigid caseplate mounted to said peripheral wall for enclosing the electronic device, said caseplate having an interior surface disposed toward said base within said compartment and an exterior surface remote from said base, an access opening extending through said caseplate from said interior surface to said exterior surface for being disposed at the switch to provide access to the switch to permit the switch to be manipulated without removing the electronic device from said compartment, a liner in the form of a thin membrane mounted in surface to surface contact with one of said interior surface and said exterior surface of said caseplate, said membrane completely covering said access opening to thereby cover the switch and to permit manipulation of the switch by a user pressing against said membrane, said membrane being planar over a main portion of its area, said membrane having a minor region substantially smaller than and displaced from the plane of said main portion, and said minor region being surrounded by said main portion.
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38. An enclosure for an electronic device having a switch on its outer surface, said enclosure comprising a case having a rigid base and an outwardly extending peripheral wall around at least a portion of said base to form a compartment for receiving the electronic device with the switch being on an outer surface of the device remote from said base, a rigid caseplate completely detachably snap mounted to at least a portion of said peripheral wall for enclosing the electronic device, said caseplate having an interior surface disposed toward said base within said compartment and an exterior surface remote from said base, an access opening extending through said caseplate from said interior surface to said exterior surface for being disposed at the switch to provide access to the switch to permit the switch to be manipulated without removing the electronic device from said compartment, a liner in the form of a thin membrane mounted in surface to surface contact with one of said interior surface and said exterior surface of said caseplate, said membrane completely covering said access opening to thereby cover the switch and to permit manipulation of the switch by a user pressing against said membrane.
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39. An enclosure for an electronic device having a switch on its outer surface, said enclosure comprising a case having a base and an outwardly extending peripheral wall to form a compartment for receiving the electronic device with the switch being on the outer surface remote from said base, a rigid caseplate mounted to said peripheral wall for enclosing the electronic device, said caseplate having an interior surface disposed toward said base within said compartment and an exterior surface remote from said base, an access opening extending through said caseplate from said interior surface to said exterior surface for being disposed at the switch to provide access to the switch to permit the switch to be manipulated without removing the electronic device from said compartment, a liner in the form of a thin membrane mounted in surface to surface contact with one of said interior surface and said exterior surface of said caseplate, said membrane completely covering said access opening to thereby cover the switch and to permit manipulation of the switch by a user pressing against said membrane, a partial layer mounted to and covering at least a portion of said exterior surface of said caseplate, said partial layer having an outer surface, said membrane being recessed below said outer surface of said partial layer, said partial layer having an open area in registry with said access opening, and said partial layer being colored.
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