A hand held communications device is provided. The device includes: a circuit board including electronic components; display coupled to the circuit board; a housing substantially surrounding the circuit board and electronic components, wherein the housing includes a base element covering a bottom side of the circuit board and electronic components and a housing element attached to the base element covering a top side of the circuit board and electronic components, wherein the housing element includes a display aperture with the display partially projecting therethrough; and a cover removably connected to the housing by a connection, wherein the cover and the base element substantially enclose the housing element therebetween.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a circuit board comprising electronic components;
a display coupled to the circuit board;
a housing substantially surrounding the circuit board and electronic components, wherein the housing comprises a base element covering a bottom side of the circuit board and electronic components and a housing element attached to the base element covering a top side of the circuit board and electronic components, wherein the housing element comprises a display aperture with the display partially projecting therethrough, wherein the housing element comprises first side walls, and wherein the base element supports the housing element at the first side walls; and
a cover removably connected to the housing by a connection, wherein the cover comprises second side walls, wherein the cover and the base element substantially enclose the housing element therebetween, wherein the first side walls of the housing element are between the second side walls of the cover, wherein the base element supports the cover at the second side walls, and wherein at least a portion of the second side walls are in contact with the base element.
2. An apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the connection comprises a snap-in-place releasable connection with a catch projection and an externally accessible activation element adapted to move the catch projection for removing the cover from the housing.
3. An apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the connection comprises a snap-in-place releasable connection, wherein the housing element comprises a movable catch projection of the releasable connection.
4. An apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising a key unit sandwiched between a top side of the housing element and an interior side of the cover.
5. An apparatus as in claim 4 wherein, except at the key unit, the housing element is located directly over a majority of the top side of the housing element.
6. An apparatus comprising:
a circuit board comprising electronic components;
a housing substantially surrounding the circuit board and electronic components, wherein the housing comprises a base element covering a bottom side of the circuit board and electronic components and a housing element attached to the base element covering a top side of the circuit board and electronic components; and
a cover removably connected to the housing by a connection, wherein the cover and the base element substantially enclose lateral side walls of the housing element therebetween, wherein the cover comprises a long side wall having an internal face and an opposite external face, wherein the connection is between the internal face and one of the lateral side walls of the housing element, wherein the external face is substantially aligned with a portion of the base element, wherein the connection comprises a snap-in-place releasable connection for connecting the cover to the housing element, and wherein the housing element comprises a movable catch projection of the releasable connection.
7. An apparatus as in claim 6 wherein the snap-in-place releasable connection comprises the catch projection and an externally accessible activation element adapted to move the catch projection for removing the cover from the housing.
8. An apparatus as in claim 6 further comprising a display, wherein the housing element comprises a display aperture with the display partially projecting therethrough.
9. An apparatus as in claim 6 further comprising a key unit sandwiched between a top side of the housing element and an interior side of the cover.
10. An apparatus comprising:
a circuit board comprising electronic components;
a display operably coupled to the circuit board;
a housing comprising a base element and a separate housing element attached to the base element wherein the housing substantially surrounds the circuit board and electronic components with the circuit board and electronic components located between the base element and the housing element, wherein the housing element comprises a display aperture with the display partially projecting therethrough;
a cover removably connected to the housing by a snap-on connection, wherein the cover comprises long side walls, wherein free edges of the long side walls are supported at a portion of the base element, wherein the cover forms a front face of the apparatus, wherein the cover substantially surrounds lateral side walls of the housing element, and wherein free edges of the lateral side walls of the housing element are supported at the portion of the base element; and
a key unit sandwiched directly between the housing element and an interior side of the cover.
11. An apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the cover and the base element substantially enclose the housing element therebetween.
12. An apparatus as in claim 10 wherein the snap-on connection comprises a portion of the cover being snap-on connected to a movable catch of the housing element.