Patent ID: 9674975
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A45C,G06F,H04B,H05K

Claim:
1. A protective enclosure for a device responsive to a tactile stimulus, the enclosure allowing operation of the device while the device is disposed in the enclosure, the enclosure comprising: a tray comprising an interior device seating area and a rim around the device seating area, the tray adapted for receiving the device on the device seating area and oriented with a portion thereof responsive to a tactile input facing away from the device seating area; and a lid movable relative to the device seating area of the tray between an open position and a closed position, the lid comprising: a continuous pliable seal positioned between the rim of the lid and the rim of the tray when the lid is in the closed position relative to the tray; and wherein the enclosure comprises a protective case portion adapted to hold a touch screen device and allowing operation of the touch screen and of one or more actuators on a side of the touch screen device, and wherein the device seating area of the tray is further adapted to position at least a portion of the touch screen device outwardly of the rim of the lid and through the aperture thereof, with the touch screen of the touch screen device and the one or more actuators thereof being positioned substantially outwardly of the rim of the lid and through the aperture thereof when the lid is in the closed position relative to the tray.