Patent ID: 8071878
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A resilient seal component for inhibiting a penetration of foreign matter from an exterior environment into an interior of a portable terminal, the portable terminal having a display for mounting in an open faced compartment enclosed by a top cover plate, the display having a bottom surface, a plurality of side surfaces, and a top surface for interaction with a user of the portable terminal, the compartment having an interior bottom surface and a plurality of interior side surfaces, the seal component comprising: a body including a base portion connected to a top portion by a plurality of side portions for defining an interior channel adapted for engaging the sides of the display once received therein, the top portion adapted for overlapping a portion of the top surface of the display and the base portion for overlapping at least a portion of the bottom surface of the display, the body having an exterior surface for positioning adjacent to the interior surfaces of the compartment and an interior surface of the channel for positioning adjacent to the top surface and the bottom surface and the plurality of side surfaces of the display; and a first sealing rib positioned on either the exterior surface or the interior surface of the seal body, the first sealing rib integral with the seal body and projecting from the respective exterior or interior surface; wherein the first sealing rib when positioned on the interior surface is for inhibiting the penetration of the foreign matter between the display and the first sealing rib and the first sealing rib when positioned on the exterior surface is for inhibiting the penetration of the foreign matter between the compartment and the first sealing rib.