Patent ID: 8701912

Claim:
A storage box comprising a container having a bottom surface and a plurality of side walls that extend outward from a perimeter of the bottom surface and that collectively form a perimeter edge, the container configured and arranged to receive a portable electronic device; a lid having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a perimeter edge configured and arranged to mate with the perimeter edge of the container along the opposing perimeter edges of the lid and the container, the lid defining a window aperture circumscribed by the perimeter edge of the lid; a first contact surface disposed along the inner surface of the lid, the first contact surface comprising a first circumferential barrier extending around the circumference of the window aperture; a second contact surface disposed opposite to the first contact surface, the second contact surface comprising a second circumferential barrier that forms a closed loop aligned with, and directly opposite, the first circumferential barrier; and a window disposed along the inner surface of the lid beneath the entire window aperture, the window having a circumference that is larger than the circumference of the window aperture and smaller than the perimeter edge of the lid, wherein the window comprises a flexible membrane having a planar surface, at least one stiffener disposed along a portion of the flexible membrane directly beneath, and visible through, the window aperture, the at least one stiffener formed as an elongated strip of stiff yet resiliently-flexible material extending along the surface of the flexible membrane, and a peripheral sealing lip disposed along the circumference of the window, the peripheral sealing lip formed as an increased thickness of the flexible membrane extending around the entire circumference of the window, wherein the peripheral sealing lip is configured and arranged for being compressed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface to form a seal between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.