Patent ID: 7969715

Claim:
A power supply for a tattoo machine comprising: a housing; electronic components disposed within said housing; one or more tattoo machine control members for manipulation by a user to permit operational adjustment of said tattoo machine; and at least one external connection for connecting said power supply to said tattoo machine, wherein said housing has a front wall and comprises: a display region having opposed front and rear walls and first and second opposed side walls, wherein said display region front wall comprises a first portion of the front wall of the housing; a display screen and said display region front wall being free of all tattoo machine control members, and a control region having a front wall comprising a second portion of the front wall of the housing, said control region comprising a tongue-like projection which extends laterally and longitudinally from proximate the front wall of the display region to proximate the rear wall of the display region, said one or more tattoo machine control members being disposed in said control region and said control region being free of all external connections, and wherein said control region is configured to receive a flexible removable protective cover thereon to substantially fully cover said control region and said one or more tattoo machine control members while permitting operation of said tattoo machine control members and not obstructing said display screen or the at least one external connection in the display region.