Patent ID: 7663879
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A protective enclosure for an electronic device having an interactive control panel and an alphanumeric keyboard comprising: a protective shell that is crush resistant and impact resistant, said electronic device being a separate unit from said protective enclosure, said electronic device being insertable in and removable from said shell by hand; a first aperture in said shell that is aligned with said interactive control panel when said electronic device is disposed in said protective enclosure; a first protective membrane integrally fixed to said shell over said first aperture so that said first protective membrane is disposed over said interactive control panel of said electronic device when said electronic device is disposed in said protective enclosure and recessed from an outer surface of said shell, said first protective membrane and said shell forming a protective enclosure for said interactive control panel; a second aperture in said shell that is aligned with said alphanumeric keyboard when said electronic device is disposed in said protective enclosure; and a second protective membrane that is formed to the shape of said alphanumeric keyboard and that is integrally fixed to said shell over said second aperture so that said second protective membrane is disposed over said alphanumeric keyboard when said electronic device is disposed in said protective enclosure, said second protective membrane having sufficient flexibility to allow activation of said keyboard through said second protective membrane.