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WO2001081192A1 - Enveloppe protectrice pour dispositif portable - Google Patents

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WO2001081192A1
WO2001081192A1 PCT/US2000/011100 US0011100W WO0181192A1 WO 2001081192 A1 WO2001081192 A1 WO 2001081192A1 US 0011100 W US0011100 W US 0011100W WO 0181192 A1 WO0181192 A1 WO 0181192A1
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Burke H. Mitchell
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Priority to CN00819588.9A priority patent/CN1452581A/zh
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D65/00—Wrappers or flexible covers; Packaging materials of special type or form
    • B65D65/02—Wrappers or flexible covers
    • B65D65/14—Wrappers or flexible covers with areas coated with adhesive
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/38—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for delicate optical, measuring, calculating or control apparatus

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  • the invention relates to a protective covering for a handheld device and, in particular, for a communications device.
  • Portable cell phones, pagers and similar hand-held devices currently enjoy tremendous popularity. These communications devices are carried along virtually everywhere and, as such, are inevitably exposed to the elements and are also liable to be dropped in puddles or snow.
  • the covering comprises a one-piece elastically deformable resilient bag with a single opening.
  • the bag has an undeformed condition and an expanded condition, and the bag is designed to fully enclose the hand-held device when the bag is in the expanded condition.
  • the bag is further designed so that the device is insertable in the bag only upon expansion of the bag from the undeformed condition, and the bag conforms to the shape of the device after its introduction in the bag's expanded condition.
  • the covering additionally comprises a layer of adhesive on the bag arranged to permit substantially complete sealing of the opening in the expanded condition of the bag, and both the adhesive and bag are substantially water-imper eable .
  • a protective covering for a hand-held device includes a bag for reception of the device.
  • the bag is of one piece and has a single opening which can be substantially completely sealed by an adhesive.
  • the bag, as well as the adhesive for sealing the opening, are substantially water-impermeable.
  • the bag is elastic and designed so that the hand-held device can be inserted therein only when the bag is expanded, the bag can shrink onto the communications device and conform to the contour thereof. This makes it possible for individual elements of the device, e.g., operating keys and the like, to be recognizable from the outside.
  • a hand-held article such as a communications article.
  • the article comprises a protective covering free of openings, and the covering includes a water-impermeable elastically deformable bag as well as water-impermeable bonding material sealing the bag against water.
  • the article also comprises a device inside the bag, and the bag elastically grips the device.
  • An additional aspect of the invention resides in a method of protecting a device.
  • the method comprises the steps of elastically expanding a substantially water-impermeable bag, and inserting the device in the bag while performing the expanding step.
  • the method further comprises the steps of elastically gripping the device with the bag when the device is in the bag, and sealing the bag with substantially water-impermeable bonding material while performing the gripping step.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a communications device and a covering according to the invention for protecting the device, the covering being open to receive the device,
  • Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view in the direction of the arrows II-II of Figure 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the covering of Fig. 1 after the covering has been sealed following insertion of the communications device therein.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 are exemplary perspective views of other devices and coverings according to the invention for protecting the devices. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
  • the numeral 10 identifies a typical communications device.
  • the device 10 is exemplified by a cell phone but could also be a pager or any other device which can receive signals from a remote sender and/or transmit signals to a remote receiver, or an electronic or other device that could similarly be protected from moisture.
  • Such articles could include, without limitation, GPS units, Walkman ® -type radios and players, cameras, electronic day-timers, hand-held computers, flash lights, portable televisions, and medicine containers.
  • the cell phone 10 has an earpiece 12, a mouthpiece 14, a display screen 16, a keypad 18, an antenna 20 and a jack recess 22.
  • the cell phone 10 is in the process of being inserted in a protective covering 24.
  • the covering 24 includes an elastic or resilient bag or pouch 26 which is of one piece.
  • the bag 26 can be elastically expanded or stretched from an undeformed condition, and the bag 26 tends to return to this condition when elastically expanded.
  • the bag 26 has an opening 28 which serves for insertion of the cell phone 10 in the bag 26, and the opening 28 constitutes the sole opening of the bag 26.
  • the opening 28 adjoins a margin 30 of the bag 26, and the margin 30 extends circumferentially of the bag 26 and circumscribes the opening 28.
  • the inner surface of the margin 30, that is, the surface of the margin 30 facing the opening 28 is provided with a layer 32 of adhesive or bonding material.
  • the adhesive layer 32 here runs the length of the margin 30 although this may not be necessary.
  • the main design consideration for the adhesive layer 32 is that the latter be able to completely seal the opening 28 when the bag 26 is closed.
  • the protective covering 24 is a one-shot or disposable item, i.e., the protective covering 24 is used once and then discarded.
  • the bag 26 and the adhesive constituting the layer 32 are water-impermeable. Furthermore, the protective covering 24 is designed to enclose the cell phone 10 entirely when the bag 26 is sealed. Thus, since the bag 26 is a one- piece item and has only the one opening 28 which is completely sealed by the adhesive layer 32 when the bag 26 is closed, the protective covering 24 is capable of effectively shielding the cell phone 10 from water.
  • the adhesive layer 32 is covered with a nonadhesive strip or layer 34 which prevents the bag 26 from being sealed inadvertently.
  • the strip 34 is provided with a tab 36 which can be grasped to peel the strip 34 from the adhesive layer 32'.
  • the protective covering 24 is designed so that it is not possible to insert the cell phone 10 therein without expanding the bag 26 from its undeformed condition. This insures that the bag 26 elastically grips the cell phone 10 and conforms to the contour thereof after the cell phone 10 has been placed in the bag 26.
  • Fig. 1 shows the bag 26 being held in an expanded condition for insertion of the cell phone 10 in the bag 26.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates the protective covering 24 once the cell phone 10 has been placed in the bag 26 and the latter has been sealed by the adhesive layer 32.
  • the bag 26 has shrunk somewhat from the condition of Fig. 1 where the bag 26 was being forcefully expanded to a size sufficiently large to insert the cell phone 10 therein. However, the bag 26 is still in an expanded condition in Fig. 3 since the cell phone 10 is too large to permit the bag 26 to return to its undeformed condition. Since the tendency of the bag 26 is to shrink to the undeformed condition thereof, the bag 26 elastically grips the cell phone 10 and conforms to the contour of the same. Accordingly, the outlines of the earpiece 12, the mouthpiece 14, the display screen 16, the keypad 18 and the antenna 20 of the cell phone 10 are visible in the bag 26.
  • the bag 26 is preferably semitransparent or transparent. Furthermore, the bag 26 should be capable of transmitting the sounds coming from the earpiece 12 as well as the sounds spoken into the mouthpiece 14. The bag 26 is advantageously designed to transmit sound with little or no distortion or attenuation. The bag 26 should also be capable of transmitting the electrical signals necessary for the operation of the cell phone 10.
  • the bag 26 can be made of latex.
  • Latex is resilient, capable of transmitting sound and electrical signals, and at least semitransparent in the form of thin sheets ,
  • a method of protecting the cell phone 10 from water is as follows.
  • the bag 26 is elastically expanded at least in the area of the opening 28. While the bag 26 is elastically expanded, the cell phone 10 is inserted in the bag 26 via the opening 28. It was previously mentioned that the bag 26 can accommodate the entire cell phone 10. In fact, the cell phone 10 can fit inside the bag 26 without obstructing the rim 30, and the cell phone 10 is positioned in the bag 26 in this manner. Since, as indicated earlier, the cell phone 10 is too large for the bag 26 when the latter is in its undeformed condition, the bag 26 elastically grips the cell phone 10 and conforms to the contour thereof.
  • the tab 36 of the nonadhesive strip 34 is grasped to peel the strip 34 from the adhesive layer 32.
  • the opening 28 of the bag 26 is then completely sealed by the adhesive layer 32.
  • the protective covering 24 effectively shields the cell phone 10 from water. This is so because the bag 26 is of one piece, is water-impermeable and has only one opening 28 which is completely sealed by the water-impermeable adhesive layer 32. Furthermore, since the bag 26 is resilient and must be elastically expanded to accommodate the cell phone 10, the protective covering 24 conforms to the contour of the cell phone 10. This allows individual elements of the cell phone 10 to be recognizable from the outside of the protective covering 24.
  • FIGs. 4 and 5 illustrate the protective bag 26 of the invention stretched and sealed over a portable radio 40 and an electronic day-timer 50.
  • the seal formed by the adhesive layer 32 can be replaced by a heat seal, a Zip-Lock ® closure, or any other equivalent sealing means capable of guaranteeing waterproof closure.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une enveloppe protectrice (24) pour dispositif portable (10, 40, 50), se présentant sous la forme d'une housse (26) élastique d'une seule pièce imperméable à l'eau. Ladite housse comporte une seule ouverture (28) permettant l'insertion du dispositif dans la housse, l'intérieur de la housse étant enduit d'une couche d'adhésif (32) au niveau de ladite ouverture. La couche adhésive est recouverte d'une bande non adhésive (34), que l'on peut retirer pour exposer la couche adhésive. Une fois la housse fermée après élimination de ladite bande non adhésive, la couche adhésive constitue, pour l'ouverture de la housse, un joint imperméable à l'eau.
PCT/US2000/011100 2000-04-25 2000-04-25 Enveloppe protectrice pour dispositif portable Ceased WO2001081192A1 (fr)

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AU2000244899A AU2000244899A1 (en) 2000-04-25 2000-04-25 Protective covering for a hand-held device
PCT/US2000/011100 WO2001081192A1 (fr) 2000-04-25 2000-04-25 Enveloppe protectrice pour dispositif portable
CN00819588.9A CN1452581A (zh) 2000-04-25 2000-04-25 手持装置的保护罩

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US5499713A (en) * 1994-11-16 1996-03-19 Huffer; Richard L. Transparent remote control flexible envelope
US5531059A (en) * 1994-09-30 1996-07-02 Dickinson; Donald L. Method for shrink wrapping luggage
US5896453A (en) * 1997-04-24 1999-04-20 Ericsson, Inc. Circuitry protection device
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US4901852A (en) * 1989-04-24 1990-02-20 Motorola, Inc. Protective cover for a pager
US5080155A (en) * 1990-12-28 1992-01-14 Hooleon Corporation Keyboard enclosure
US5531059A (en) * 1994-09-30 1996-07-02 Dickinson; Donald L. Method for shrink wrapping luggage
US5499713A (en) * 1994-11-16 1996-03-19 Huffer; Richard L. Transparent remote control flexible envelope
US5896453A (en) * 1997-04-24 1999-04-20 Ericsson, Inc. Circuitry protection device
US6050407A (en) * 1999-06-09 2000-04-18 Trujillo; Paul M. Remote control cover

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FR2833575A1 (fr) * 2001-12-17 2003-06-20 Jean Claude Orsi Protection sanitaire des telecommandes en milieu a risques des maladies nosocomiales

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