Patent ID: 7549505
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An acoustic noise-reduction cover or hood for an electronic device such as a computer that contains (a) an air-outlet side having a fan air outlet and having a width within a predetermined range of sizes and (b) a pair of bordering sides adjacent and bordering opposite sides of said air-outlet side, said acoustic noise-reduction cover or hood comprising: a sheet of acoustic-reflecting material having a predetermined size, an inside surface, an opposing outside surface, and a plurality of edges, namely a bottom edge, a top edge, and two side edges, the width of said sheet being measured between said side edges, said sheet of acoustic-reflecting material being bendable or foldable and the width of said sheet having a predetermined size so that it can be bent from a flat condition to a U-shaped condition and back so that a pair of opposing edge portions of said sheet can be affixed to said pair of bordering sides of said electronic device and the portion of said sheet between said opposing edges will be bent to extend over said air-outlet side of said electronic device in a spaced relation to said air-outlet side so as to provide a gap between said sheet and said air-outlet side and provide an open area at the top or bottom of said sheet to allow air from said air outlet to exit said air-outlet side and flow past at least one of said bottom or top edges of said sheet, said pair of opposing edge portions of said sheet of acoustic-reflecting material containing means for attaching said edge portions of said sheet to said bordering sides of said electronic device so that said edge portions of said sheet lie flat against said respective bordering sides, said sheet being flexible enough to be stored and shipped in a flat or bent condition and to be bent from a flat condition to a U-shaped condition and attached to bordering sides of electronic devices of a range of sizes so that said cover will be spaced from and not block said air outlet and will have an open area to allow air from said air outlet to escape.