Waterproof housing for an electronic device
View Patent ↗A waterproof housing for an electronic device includes a first member, a second member, and a gasket. The first member includes a perimeter portion, an interior bounding member, and an exterior bounding member. The interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member form a channel in the first member and the exterior bounding member includes a groove. The second member removably couples to the first member to form the waterproof housing. The second member includes a perimeter portion that extends into the channel of the first member when the second member is coupled to the first member. The second member further includes a ridge that mates with the groove of the exterior bounding member of the first member. The gasket is compressed between the first member and the second member when the first member is coupled to the second member.
1. A waterproof housing for an electronic device, the waterproof housing comprising:
a bottom member for receiving at least a portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the waterproof housing, the bottom member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the bottom member, where the perimeter portion of the bottom member includes an interior bounding member and an exterior bounding member, the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member forming a channel in the bottom member, the exterior bounding member including a groove;
a first gasket;
a second gasket; and
a top member that removably couples to the bottom member to form the waterproof housing, the top member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the top member, the perimeter portion of the top member extending into the channel of the bottom member between the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member of the bottom member when the top member is coupled to the bottom member, the top member further including a ridge that mates with the groove of the exterior bounding member of the bottom member, wherein the first gasket is compressed between the exterior bounding member of the bottom member and the perimeter portion of the top member and the second gasket is compressed by the perimeter portion of the top member in the channel of the bottom member when the top member is coupled to the bottom member, and wherein the first gasket is configured to be compressed laterally relative to the second gasket.
2. The waterproof housing of claim 1 wherein the perimeter portion of the top member further includes a groove and the first gasket sits in the groove of the top member.
3. The waterproof housing of claim 1 wherein the first gasket is bonded to the bottom member.
4. The waterproof housing of claim 1 wherein the first gasket is bonded to the top member.
5. The waterproof housing of claim 1 wherein the second gasket is bonded to the bottom member.
6. The waterproof housing of claim 1 wherein the second gasket is bonded to the top member.
7. A waterproof housing for an electronic device, the waterproof housing comprising:
a first member for receiving at least a portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the waterproof housing, the first member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the first member, where the perimeter portion of the first member includes an interior bounding member and an exterior bounding member, the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member forming a channel in the first member, the exterior bounding member including a groove;
a first gasket;
a second gasket; and
a second member that removably couples to the first member to form the waterproof housing, the second member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the second member, the perimeter portion of the second member extending into the channel of the first member between the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member of the first member when the second member is coupled to the first member, the second member further including a ridge that mates with the groove of the exterior bounding member of the first member, wherein the first gasket is compressed between the exterior bounding member of the first member and the perimeter portion of the second member and the second gasket is compressed by the perimeter portion of the second member in the channel of the first member when the second member is coupled to the first member.
8. The waterproof housing of claim 7 wherein the perimeter portion of the second member further includes a groove and the first gasket sits in the groove of the second member.
9. The waterproof housing of claim 7 wherein the first gasket is bonded to the first member.
10. The waterproof housing of claim 7 wherein the first gasket is bonded to the second member.
11. The waterproof housing of claim 7 wherein the second gasket is bonded to the first member.
12. The waterproof housing of claim 7 wherein the second gasket is bonded to the second member.
13. The waterproof housing of claim 7 wherein the second gasket sits in a second channel extending around the waterproof housing, the second channel formed from complementary grooves in each of the exterior bounding member of the first member and the perimeter portion of the second member.
14. A waterproof housing for an electronic device, the waterproof housing comprising:
a first member for receiving at least a portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the waterproof housing, the first member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the first member, where the perimeter portion of the first member includes an interior bounding member and an exterior bounding member, the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member forming a channel in the first member, the exterior bounding member including a groove;
a bottom gasket;
a lateral gasket; and
a second member that removably couples to the first member to form the waterproof housing, the second member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the second member, the perimeter portion of the second member extending into the channel of the first member between the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member of the first member when the second member is coupled to the first member, the second member further including a ridge that mates with the groove of the exterior bounding member of the first member, wherein the lateral gasket is compressed between the exterior bounding member of the first member and a side of the perimeter portion of the second member when the first member is coupled to the second member, and wherein the bottom gasket is compressed between the perimeter portion of the second member and a bottom of the channel of the first member when the first member is coupled to the second member.
15. The waterproof housing of claim 14 wherein the perimeter portion of the second member further includes a groove and the lateral gasket sits in the groove of the second member.
16. The waterproof housing of claim 14 wherein the lateral gasket is bonded to the first member.
17. The waterproof housing of claim 14 wherein the bottom gasket is bonded to the second member.
18. A waterproof housing for an electronic device, the waterproof housing comprising:
a first member for receiving at least a portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the waterproof housing, the first member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the first member, where the perimeter portion of the first member includes an interior bounding member and an exterior bounding member, the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member forming a channel in the first member, the exterior bounding member including one of a groove and a ridge;
a first gasket;
a second gasket; and
a second member that removably couples to the first member to form the waterproof housing, the second member including a perimeter portion extending around a perimeter of the second member, the perimeter portion of the second member extending into the channel of the first member between the interior bounding member and the exterior bounding member of the first member when the second member is coupled to the first member, the second member further including another of the groove and the ridge that mates with the one of the groove and the ridge of the exterior bounding member of the first member, wherein the first and second gaskets are compressed between the first member and the second member when the second member is coupled to the first member, and wherein the first gasket is compressed in a direction lateral to the compression of the second gasket.
19. The waterproof housing of claim 18 wherein the first gasket is compressed between the exterior bounding member of the first member and the perimeter portion of the second member and the second gasket is compressed in the channel of the first member by the perimeter portion of the second member.