ENCASEMENT WITH DISPENSED SEAL

摘要

A protective encasement for an electronic device includes members that clasp together and a dispensed seal disposed on an inside surface of one of the members to form a watertight barrier between the member and a surface of the installed electronic device. The dispensed seal may comprise an elastomeric material dispensed on and adhered to the inside surface of the encasement. A first overlap region of the dispensed seal may overlap a second overlap region of the dispensed seal at an overlap point to form a closed loop. The closed loop may have a substantially uniform thickness to form the watertight barrier. The first and second overlap regions may each have reduced thicknesses that are less than the uniform thickness, but a combined thickness of the overlap regions at the overlap point substantially equals the uniform thickness to complete the closed loop of the seal.

主权项

1. A protective encasement for an electronic device having a display, the protective encasement comprising:
a first member including a perimeter portion; a second member including a perimeter portion that corresponds with the perimeter portion of the first member; a channel disposed proximate the perimeter portion of one of the first member and the second member; a wall disposed proximate the perimeter portion of another of the first member and the second member; a first clasping feature proximate the wall and a second clasping feature proximate the channel, the first and second clasping features interfacing to removably clasp the first and second members together to removably encase the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective encasement; and a dispensed seal disposed on an inside surface of the first member to form a watertight barrier between the first member and a surface of the installed electronic device when the first and second members are removably clasped together, the dispensed seal comprising an elastomeric material dispensed on and adhered to the inside surface of the first member, the dispensed seal comprising a first end and a second end, wherein a first overlap region of the dispensed seal overlaps a second overlap region of the dispensed seal at an overlap point to form a closed loop, the closed loop having a substantially uniform seal thickness to form the watertight barrier between the first member and the surface of the installed electronic device when the first member is removably clasped to the second member, wherein the first and the second overlap regions each have reduced thicknesses that are less than the uniform seal thickness, wherein a combined thickness of the first overlap region and the second overlap region at the overlap point substantially equals the uniform seal thickness to complete the closed loop having the substantially uniform seal thickness.