Patent ID: 9600028
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. An enclosure for a computing device adapted to resist ingress of environmental elements, comprising: a frame including a first pair of channels having a first length and defining opposite sides of the frame, wherein each channel from the first pair of channels includes a frame sidewall partially defining an inner space of the enclosure, and a front lip and a back lip each extending outward substantially the same distance and substantially parallel to each other so that the frame sidewall is recessed relative to an outer edge of the frame, and a second pair of channels having a second length and defining opposite ends of the frame, wherein each channel from the second pair of channels includes a frame sidewall partially defining an inner space of the enclosure, and a front lip and a back lip each extending outward substantially the same distance and substantially parallel to each other so that the frame sidewall is recessed relative to an outer edge of the frame, wherein a distance between the front lip and the back lip is substantially the same for each of the channels and substantially defines a thickness of the enclosure; a back cover attachable to the frame via a plurality of attachments points formed in the back lip for each channel of the first and second pairs of channels; and a front cover attachable to the frame via a plurality of attachments points formed in corners defined by the front lips of the frame; and one or more modules for housing a component adapted to communicate with a computing device mounted within the enclosure so as to provide functionality to the computing device, wherein a width of the one or more modules is approximately the thickness of the enclosure, and wherein the one or more modules is seatable within a channel from the first and second pairs of channels and against the frame sidewall of the channel outside of the enclosure such that at least a portion of the one or more modules is recessed relative to the outer edge of the frame.