Granted Patent B2

US 8,792,232 · App. 14/092,776 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Abstract

Claims (34)

1. A protection system for an electronic device having an interactive control panel, the protection system comprising:

a protective cover comprising:

a protective shell that is crush resistant and has an inner surface and an outer surface, the protective shell formed to at least partially cover the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell, the electronic device being a separate unit from the protective shell,

an aperture defined by the protective shell, the aperture being aligned to expose at least the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective shell, and

a additive provided to at least part of the protective shell; and

a protective membrane for placement on the electronic device, comprising:

a sheet of engineered thermoplastic, the sheet configured to be disposed over and adjacent to at least the interactive control panel of the electronic device, the protective membrane having sufficient thinness to allow inputs on a front side of the protective membrane to be received by the interactive control panel.

2. The protection system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the additive provides resistance to a chemical.

3. The protection system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the additive includes metal flakes provided to the protective shell of the protective cover.

4. The protection system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the protective membrane includes metal flakes.

5. The protection system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein at least at one of the protective cover and the protective membrane includes a metallized coating.

6. The protection system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the is additive is a shock-absorbing material.

7. The protection system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the shock-absorbing material is provided to the protective shell.

8. The protection system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the protective shell further includes a securing mechanism.

9. A protective cover for an electronic device having an interactive control panel, the protective cover comprising:

a protective shell that is crush resistant and has an inner surface and an outer surface, the protective shell formed to at least partially cover the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell, the electronic device being a separate unit from the protective shell;

an aperture defined by the protective shell, the aperture being aligned to expose at least the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective shell; and

a additive provided to at least part of the protective cover.

10. The protective cover in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the additive includes metal flakes.

11. The protective cover in accordance with claim 10 , wherein the metal flakes are provided to at least a portion of the protective shell.

12. The protective cover in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the additive includes a shock-absorbing material.

13. The protective cover in accordance with claim 12 , wherein the shock-absorbing material is provided to at least a portion of the protective shell.

14. A protective membrane for placement on an electronic device having an interactive control panel, the protective membrane comprising:

a sheet of engineered thermoplastic configured to be disposed over and adjacent to at least the interactive control panel of the electronic device, the protective membrane having sufficient thinness to allow inputs on a front side of the protective membrane to be received by the interactive control panel; wherein the membrane is configured for use with a protective cover for the electronic device having the interactive control panel, the protective cover comprising:

a protective shell that is crush resistant and has an inner surface and an outer surface, the protective shell formed to at least partially cover the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell, the electronic device being a separate unit from the protective shell, and

an aperture defined by the protective shell, the aperture being aligned to expose at least the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective shell.

15. The protective membrane in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the sheet further comprises metal flakes.

16. The protective membrane in accordance with claim 14 , wherein the sheet further comprises a metallized coating.

17. A protective membrane for an electronic device having an interactive control panel, the protective membrane comprising:

a sheet of engineered thermoplastic having dimensions corresponding to features of a surface of the electronic device having the interactive control panel, the sheet being configured to be disposed over and adjacent to at least the interactive control panel of the electronic device, the sheet being sufficiently thin to allow inputs on a front side of the protective membrane to be received by the interactive control panel; and

a metallic additive provided to at least part of the sheet; wherein the membrane is configured for use with a protective cover for the electronic device, the protective cover comprising:

a protective shell that is crush resistant and has an inner surface and an outer surface, the protective shell formed to at least partially cover the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell, the electronic device being a separate unit from the protective shell;

an aperture defined by the protective shell, the aperture being aligned to expose at least the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective shell.

18. The protective cover in accordance with claim 17 , wherein the metallic additive includes metal flakes.

Assignments (9)