Global Patent Index - EP 0004683 B1

EP 0004683 B1 19821103 - PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS

Title (en)

PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS

Publication

EP 0004683 B1 19821103 (DE)

Application

EP 79200138 A 19790322

Priority

DE 2815472 A 19780410

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0004683A2] 1. Protective cover (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) for electrically operated pocket devices (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) with a display and/or control panel (110, 120, 403, 404, 501, 502) arranged on the front of the pocket device, particularly for pocket calculators, the protective cover being adapted to the external shape of the pocket device and permitting, as required, the exposure or covering of the control and optionally display area, characterized in that the cover (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) has a rear wall (11, 23, 33, 41, 51, 61, 71), two longitudinal side walls (12, 13, 24, 34, 42, 52, 72), an end wall (14, 43, 58) and a front wall having a window-like opening in the vicinity of the control and optionally display area of the pocket device (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), or has no front wall, and is open in the vicinity of the other front face (15), whilst in the case where the cover has no front wall the longitudinal side walls (12, 13, 42, 52, 72) have inwardly projecting guide strips (16, 17, 44, 53, 54, 73, 74) running in the longitudinal direction thereof, which engage over the device (7) and/or are insertable into longitudinal slots (101) in the side walls of the device (1), or the longitudinal side walls (24, 34) of the protective cover (20, 30) have longitudinal slots (27, 37) into which can be inserted the guide strips (201, 301) of the device (2, 3), in such a way that from its open end face the cover (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70) can be slid in case-like manner over device (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in such a way that its control and optionally display panel is not covered or in such a way that it is covered by the rear wall (11, 23, 33, 41, 51, 61, 71).

IPC 1-7

A45C 11/24; B65D 6/06; G12B 9/02; G12B 9/08

IPC 8 full level

A45C 11/00 (2006.01); G12B 9/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45C 11/00 (2013.01); G12B 9/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0004683 A2 19791017; EP 0004683 A3 19791031; EP 0004683 B1 19821103; DE 2815472 A1 19791018

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79200138 A 19790322; DE 2815472 A 19780410