Patent ID: 8915361

Claim:
A water resistant housing for an electronic device having an interactive touchscreen and a biometric scanner, the water resistant housing comprising: a top member having a front surface surrounded by a top member perimeter portion, the top member perimeter portion defined by a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and opposing side portions, wherein the proximal end portion, the distal end portion, and the opposing side portions define an interior portion of the top member to receive the electronic device, the top member perimeter portion having a first clasping mechanism; a bottom member for removably coupling with the top member to form the water resistant housing, the bottom member having a bottom member perimeter portion corresponding to a shape of the top member perimeter portion, the bottom member perimeter portion having a second clasping mechanism for interfacing with the first clasping mechanism of the top member to couple the bottom member to the top member to enclose the electronic device within the water resistant housing; and a membrane in the front surface of the top member, the membrane configured to permit interaction with the electronic device from outside the water resistant housing when the electronic device is enclosed within the water resistant housing, the membrane having a first region for interacting with the interactive touchscreen of the electronic device from outside the water resistant housing, and having a second region for interacting with the biometric scanner of the electronic device from outside the water resistant housing, the second region of the membrane having a thickness that is less than a thickness of the first region of the membrane.